Zakat (or Zakāh) is one of the five pillars of Islam. Zakat is a form of almsgiving, often collected by the Muslim Ummah. It is considered in Islam a...
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Zakat or Zakāt also Zakat al-mal, is a form of alms-giving and religious tax in Islam. It may also refer to Zakāt Livestock, Zakāt on livestock or cattle...
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Zakat Councils are responsible for collecting and distributing the Islamic taxes known as Zakat and Ushr in Pakistan. The councils are overseen by the...
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should be followed when giving the zakāt: The giver must declare to God his intention to give the zakāt. The zakāt must be paid on the day that it is...
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Sadaqah (section Difference from zakat)
offering, whose amount is at the will of the benefactor. It is similar to zakat, or compulsory giving, one of the five pillars of Islam. It is also a cognate...
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In Islam, Zakat al-Fitr (Zakat of Breaking the Fast of Ramadan), also known as Sadaqat al-Fitr (Charity of Breaking the Fast) or Zakat al-Fitrah (the Alms...
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The General Authority of Zakat, Tax, and Customs (ZATCA) (Arabic: هيئة الزكاة والضريبة والجمارك) is a government agency under the Ministry of Finance...
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Zakat Foundation of America is a Chicago-based NGO providing emergency relief, post-disaster rehabilitation, sustainable development, education, healthcare...
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Zakāt (Arabic: زكاة zakāt, "that which purifies", also Zakat al-mal Arabic: زكاة ألمال, "zakat on wealth") is a form of alms-giving treated as a religious...
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Islamic socialism (section Zakat)
socialists believe that the teachings of the Qur'an and Muhammad—especially the zakat—are not only compatible with principles of socialism, but also very supportive...
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