Abdul Ghafar Ismail is a Professor of Islamic Financial Economics at Putra Business School, Malaysia.

Rose Abdullah is an Associate Professor at Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, Brunei.

Muhammad Hasbi Zaenal is a Lecturer at Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Indonesia.

One of the only books dedicated to the topic of philanthropy within Islamic finance and economics

Explores the basic rules, theory, and application of each philanthropy tool

Covers the UNHCR Annual Report 2020 on Islamic Philanthropy

Part I: Introduction.- Chapter 1: Philanthropy and Its Impact on Socio-economic Development.- Chapter 2: Islamic Philanthropy Instruments.-Part II: Waqf.- Chapter 3: Challenges of Waqf Land Development in Brunei Darussalam.- Chapter 4: A Look to the Ottoman Cash Waqf as Altruistic Finance Model. Chapter 5: Predicting the Behavioural Intention for Cash Waqf: Evidence from Malaysia and Thailand. Chapter 6: Issues and Challenges of Waqf Instrument: A Case Study in Parad.- Chapter 7: Waqf-Based Crowdfunding: Proposed Framework for Entrepreneur Development.- Chapter 8: New Recourse to Flood Victims in Malaysia: A Proposal on Permanent Waqf Flood Evacuation Centre.- Chapter 9: Cash-Waqf for Humanitarian Aid: The Case of Transboundary.- Part III: Zakat.- Chapter 10: A Review on the Impact of Zakat Distribution.- Chapter 11: Exploring the Practice of Islamic Philanthropy among University Students in Indonesia.- Chapter 12: Go Zakat: A Mobile Application to Increase the Collection of Zakat in Indonesia.- Chapter 13: A Collection of Studies on Zakat.- Part IV: Other Philanthropy Instruments.- Chapter 14: Investment of Tabung Masjid in Malaysia toward Fulfilling Maqasid Al-Shariah.- Chapter 15: Concept of Philanthropy in Islam - A Case Study of Khanqahs and Sufi Shrines in Pakistan.- Chapter 16: Muslim Philanthropists and Humanitarian Organizations in South Africa: Making a Difference, Making a Mark.- Chapter 17: Governance Framework for Philanthropic Organisations Directed Towards Taqyid al-Mutlaq.