Twelver Shia Beliefs and Religious Financing for Social Welfare
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- ISBN 9781041322962
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume argues for the pressing need to understand the role of religious beliefs, religious scholars, and religious centres in promoting welfare and social protection services for the strengthening of global social welfare systems.
The book contributes to research around the integration of faith-based financing into global and local welfare strategies by looking at the Twelver Shia Muslims as a distinct group, presenting ethnographical analysis and interviews gathered from Twelver Shia community members and religious scholars. Chapters explore social welfare lessons learnt by the global Shia community, the level of awareness and commitment to mandatory and voluntary religious finances, (including Zakat, Khums, Waqf, and Sadaqat), and the fears and barriers to advancing faith-led social welfare efforts. The book ultimately presents contemporary realities from the Twelver Shia community, identifies gaps between teachings and practices for religious financing, and highlights internal community challenges around collective efforts for welfare development.
The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of sociology of religion, religion and economics, public policy, religious studies, and Islamic studies more broadly.
Sara Rizvi Jafree, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at Forman Christian College University and has authored various academic research papers published in impact factor international journals under areas of Public Health, Social Policy, and Women’s Studies. She is the author of “Women, Healthcare and Violence in Pakistan”; “The Sociology of South Asian Women’s Health”; and “Social Policy for Women in Pakistan” which address important issues related to women’s health, safety, and need for social protection. Jafree is a recipient of six research grants for projects as Principal Investigator and has led large research teams for policy mobilization in areas of microfinance social development, digital health literacy, intergenerational learning for the elderly, and social literacy.
