AZKA International Journal of Zakat & Social Finance (AZJAF), Vol. 6, No. 1 (2025), has been published online.

Assalamualaikum. I want to express my gratitude to Allah SWT because of His will and blessing, AZKA International Journal of Zakat & Social Finance (AZJAF) has received MyCITE index recognition, in the year of 2024, by the Citation & Infometrics Center (PSI) of the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia. This is the first recognition, and the only journal with the of themed ZAKAT and SOCIAL FINANCE to receive such recognition in Malaysia and the world.

I will also want to express my gratitude to Allah SWT that Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025) published successfully.

Various issues related to Islamic social finance always arise and require discussions and research to ensure that the decisions and implementation are made in accordance with the best practices. This matter is essential to increase the community’s understanding of Islamic social finance and further increase people’s awareness about it, which will directly help the community in need.

AZJAF Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025) is our regular issue features ten articles related to zakat, waqf and Islamic social finance. It is hoped that new research can continue being made to strengthen Islamic social finance among Muslims. Similarly, authoritative bodies and religious institutions can benefit from every research finding as guidance to establish policies or improve Islamic social finance’s management in Malaysia, especially in the future.

The research and findings will give readers an understanding of an issue that is mostly a topic related to the current discussion. Thus, I would like to thank all the parties involved in contributing ideas and thoughts to make the publication of AZJAF a success. Therefore, I hoped that readers and all stakeholders could fully utilize the research results and information in this journal.

Dr. Muhsin Nor Paizin

Editor-In-Chief

AZKA International Journal of Zakat & Social Finance (AZJAF)

March 2025.

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