Ebrahim Moosa says Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah could be instrumental in advancing a momentous initiative for reforms in the spirit of the Quran. FMTNews Zakat
University of Notre Dame’s Islamic studies professor Ebrahim Moosa says he understands reservations about the proposal to open up zakat funds to help non-Muslims.
But he welcomed the sultan’s call to stop debating the matter in public, and offered to meet the ruler and state religious advisers to further discuss the topic of zakat. Yesterday, the Selangor sultan cited the state mufti Mohd Tamyes Abd Wahid’s advice to him in rejecting a proposal that the Islamic wealth tax be used to help needy non-Muslims.
Anwar first made the suggestion to open up zakat to the poor from other religions during a conference on zakat organised by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council and UiTM on Oct 30. He also said the proposal would require fatwa and policy changes. “It is a move to encourage Malaysian Muslims and society at large to think in terms of their responsibilities to others and members of all faiths and convictions. That is what the Quran describes as the ‘steep path’ which involves promoting human freedom and caring for the poor,” said Moosa.
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