1) Charity 2) Pillar of islam
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Zakāt (زكاة zæˈkæːt, `that which purifies`) is the practice of taxation and redistribution, including benefits paid to poor Muslims, imposed upon Muslims based on accumulated wealth. It is obligatory for all who are able to do so, and it is considered to be a personal responsibility for Muslims to ease economic hardship for other Muslim.....
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an obligatory tax required of Muslims, one of the five Pillars of Islam. The zakat is levied on five categories of property—food grains; fruit; ... [5 related articles]
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In Islam, the obligatory duty to pay annually a percentage of income as alms; it is the third of the
Five Pillars of Islam The payment `cleanses` the income of possessiveness, and reminds...
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(Alms-giving) One of the Five Pillars of Islam. Zakat (alms-giving) is the sharing of one's wealth, generally to either an administration or government (Hinnells 1991
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The third pillar of Islam. Almsgiving, charity that is given to the poor.
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noun the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; `the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled`
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In Islam, the obligatory duty to pay annually a percentage of income as alms; it is the third of the Five Pillars of Islam The payment `cleanses` the income of possessiveness, and reminds Muslims that everything is owned by God. Different rates apply to different types of income; for instance, there is a 2.5% levy on money and...
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The alms or contributions to charity required as a duty to god. Zakat constitutes about 2.5 percent of one's annual wealth.
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a tax, comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of the poor: the third of the Pillars of Islam. Also called
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Islamic system of social welfare based on an alms tax on wealth held more than a year.
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