Abstract
The study intends to employ the payment of jizya and
zakat by non-Muslim and Muslim living in Nigeria as
basis of taxation payment to the nation. The study
shall look at the possibility of employing jizya and
zakat as basis of tax collection in a pluralistic society
such as Nigeria. The study shall examine the
applicability of Islam tax system in a pluralistic
society? It shall also investigate the
comprehensiveness of the system in modern society?
The study shall investigate the appropriateness of the
system in a pluralistic society? The objective of the
study is to investigate the relevance of Islam tax
system in modern society and deliberate on its
appropriateness to pluralistic society such as Nigeria.
It shall also consider the holistic of Islam tax system
on the citizens such that effect of discrimination,
meaning and implication if any shall be reviewed.
The study intends to use quantitative technique using
data generated from personal income tax at national
level and categorization of payer according to
religion base. The real tax generated shall be
considered to what shall be generated if Islam base
system is employed and the effect in term of
demographic and faith consideration reviewed. The
paper is concluded by suggesting the employment of
Islam base tax system howbeit, with proper education
and policy direction by government.