Zakat

Word ZAKAT
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Definitions and meanings of "Zakat"

What do we mean by zakat?

The obligatory contribution of a certain portion of one's wealth in support of the poor or needy or for other charitable purposes, considered as one of the duties of Islamic religious practice. noun

The amount owed or contributed for these purposes. noun

Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam noun

The fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship noun

Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam.

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The word "zakat" in example sentences

This is known as zakat, often loosely translated from Arabic as "charity," which should go toward helping orphans and the poor, as well as assisting people in debt, suffering from illness or facing numerous other financial struggles. ❋ Daliah Merzaban (2011)

To which of the Five Pillars does the word zakat refer? ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is the time of the year - the month of Ramadan -- when you traditionally spend a lot of time thinking about what your parents called "zakat" - giving to the less fortunate. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Fulfilling their "zakat" - giving to charitable causes -- is a fundamental tenet of Islam and a high priority for donors and volunteers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Other than zakat, which is obligatory, people can also offer voluntary alms known as sadaqah. ❋ Daliah Merzaban (2011)

I can help make sure she has the ability to feed herself and the children through our Islam-mandated charity called zakat. ❋ Kari Ansari (2011)

Sir Thomas W. Arnold, (Call to Islam) muslims also pay tax aswell it is called zakat they are not exempt from it!!!! deary me, mel philips talk about falling standards in education maybe she should start at home first .... reading books by robert spencer and then taking the verses out of context is not critical reasoning. nadeem afzal ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Muslim concept of zakat, which is he said two per cent of your annual income, goes to charity annually. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Qur'an also levies a tithe on Muslims called zakat which has to be spent on orphans, widows, poor, needy, wayfarers and for releasing of prisoners. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The zakat is a tithe, for those who are less fortunate than you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The government contends those Palestinian charity groups, called zakat committees, were staffed by Hamas militants when Holy Land sent them more than $12 million after 1995, the year the U.S. designated Hamas as a terrorist organization. ❋ Unknown (2008)

From the shepherds, it expected "zakat," or charity: one sheep out of every 40; and it took "usher," an Islamic tax, from the wheat farmers: 10 percent of the harvest, according to villagers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

From the shepherds, they expected "zakat," or charity, one sheep out of every 40. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The group had made donations to local "zakat" committees that provide humanitarian aid in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In return, according to the owners of poppy fields just outside the ancient city of Lashkar Gah, they will exact a heavy "zakat," or religious tax, which will be used to finance the movement and purchase arms... ❋ Unknown (2007)

For Muslims, charitable giving is a religiously-mandated obligation known as 'zakat'. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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