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What (who) is zakat - definition
Zakat
![Zakat [[donation box]] at [[Taipei Grand Mosque]] in [[Taipei]], Taiwan](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zakat Donation Box in Taipei Mosque 20190519.jpg?width=200 "Zakat [[donation box]] at [[Taipei Grand Mosque]] in [[Taipei]], Taiwan")
FORM OF ALMS-GIVING TREATED IN ISLAM AS A RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION OR TAX
Zakah; Zakaat; Zakât; Zakaah; زكاة; زكوة; Zaqat; Alms tax; Zakāt; Zakat al-Mal; Purification tax; Charitable giving in islam
Zakat (; , "that which purifies", also Zakat al-mal , "zakat on wealth", or Zakah) is a form of almsgiving, often collected by the Muslim Ummah. It is considered in Islam as a religious obligation, and by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer (salat) in importance.
zakat
FORM OF ALMS-GIVING TREATED IN ISLAM AS A RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION OR TAX
Zakah; Zakaat; Zakât; Zakaah; زكاة; زكوة; Zaqat; Alms tax; Zakāt; Zakat al-Mal; Purification tax; Charitable giving in islam
[z?'k?:t]
¦ noun obligatory payment made annually under Islamic law and used for charitable and religious purposes.
Origin
via Pers. and Urdu from Arab. zaka(t) 'almsgiving'.
Zakat (disambiguation)
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Zakat or Zakāt also Zakat al-mal, is a form of alms-giving and religious tax in Islam. It may also refer to
Examples of use of zakat
1. He appealed to Muslim countries to institutionalize Zakat and claimed that Zakat is the most efficient fiscal (tax) system and that a whole economy can be run effectively on the basis of Zakat.
2. "These zakat committees are not administrative–heavy groups.
3. Prosecutors labeled Holy Land‘s benefactors _ called zakat committees _ as terrorist recruiting pools.
4. Kamel said the fund would carry out its activities in a transparent manner. «It will collect both Zakat Al–Fitr and Zakat Al–Mal (wealth) and the funds will be distributed under the supervision of a specialized committee,» he explained.
5. They wanted to keep all Zakat money under their control," said Salman, a Shiite.