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zakat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | charity, pillar of islam |
the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled.
Examples of zakat
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Wage earners are required to contribute 2.5 percent of their income as zakat, or alms.
From the newsweek.com
Some withheld the zakat, the alms tax, though they did not otherwise challenge Islam.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Zakat is especially important during the holy month of Ramadan, which ends on Saturday.
From the cnn.com
After the Azaan, ask the tribe to confirm its submission, including the payment of zakat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
These officials say zakat donations are now channeled through supervised bank accounts.
From the usatoday.com
All Muslims who live above the subsistence level must pay an annual alms, known as zakat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That's why I'm committed to work with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfil zakat.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Along with fasting, most Muslims practice zakat, or almsgiving, during the month of Ramadan.
From the tennessean.com
That's why I'm committed to work with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat.
From the post-gazette.com
- The fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"
- Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam
- An obligatory charity given by all but the poorest Muslims at the end of Ramadan.
- Money that is donated to the poor and needy, those who are in debt, those who have converted to Islam and others. The third of the five pillars of Islam.
- The Giving of Zakaah (charity), which is one fortieth (2.5 percent) of the net worth of savings kept for more than a year, with few exemptions, for every Muslim whose wealth exceeds the nisab (the amount of money needed to sustain an average family for one year), and 10 or 20 percent of the ...
- Is due on merchandise of every description, in proportion to 5 per cent.
- Islamic system of social welfare based on an alms tax on wealth held more than a year.
- One of the five pillars of Islam, this is an assessment of 2.5% (usually) of a person's wealth, to be used to support the poor, aged, and debtors in the ummah. In some cases, this assessment may be increased, depending on the wealth of the person, and the means by which they acquire their wealth.
- Charity or almsgiving. Muslims have a duty to look after each other in the name of Allah, and so a proportion of their income has to be given away to support the poor (generally at least 2.5 per cent of their yearly income). This is the third of the five pillars of Islam.
