African American Muslim Mosques and Philanthropy
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African American mosques—both syncretic and mainstream—have been active since the 1930s in striving to serve the African American community with a message of moral uplift and activities aimed at economic empowerment and achieving social justice.
Charitable giving for African American Muslims is encased in the word sadaqah, which in Islam refers to all types of giving from monetary to service to kind or just behavior toward others. Thus, sadaqah fits very well into the more recent understanding of philanthropy, which broadens the definition of philanthropy to include volunteerism. Based on the US Mosque Survey 2020, African American mosques are still active in serving the African American community, although their financial capabilities are
limited.
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