ZAKAT

zə-kätˈ [Arab.,=purification], Islamic religious tax, one of the five basic requirements (arkan or "pillars") of Islam. All adult Muslims of sound mind and body with a set level of income and assets are expected to pay zakat.Zakat is due yearly on certain types of property and is distributed to eight categories of individuals specified by the Qur'an. These categories are usually defined to include orphans, the poor, travelers, beggars, debtors, slaves, and the efforts to propagate Islam. Zakat is payable, at different rates, on crops, harvests, herds, gold and silver, and merchandise. For gold and silver, which is understood to include all liquid assets, the rate is 2.5%. Being religiously prescribed, zakat is distinct from charity (sadaqa) which is voluntary. Zakat is essentially a personal exercise with no intermediary control, and could be given directly to its recipients, although a central treasury often collects it. In recent times, Pakistan, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia have enacted legislation to enforce the zakat.

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Social Welfare in Muslim Societies in Africa
Book by Holger Weiss; Nordic Africa Institute, 2002
Subjects: Islam--Economic Aspects--Africa, Sociology, Islamic, Zakat--Africa
...State Legislation. Thus, with regard to zakat, one could claim that the state has transferred...obligation of collecting and distributing zakat to the Councils; the Councils being responsible...the Malaysian case in the collection of zakat, namely in its calculation. Whereas the...
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The State of Malaysia: Ethnicity, Equity, and Reform
Book by Edmund Terence Gomez; RoutledgeCurzon, 2004
Subjects: Ethnicity--Malaysia, Islam And Politics--Malaysia, Malaysia--Politics And Government
...objective of these efforts was to increase zakat revenue as well as diversify distribution...Muslims. Efforts to make the management of zakat funds more efficient and reliable were...agencies, however, left the system of zakat administration weakly organised and with...
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Islam and the State in Indonesia
Book by Bahtiar Effendy; Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003
Subjects: Indonesia--Politics And Government--1966-1998, Indonesia--Politics And Government--1998-, Islam And Politics--Indonesia, Islam And State--Indonesia
...sufficient to regulate the administration of zakat. 70 In the meantime, in his speech commemorating...in 1968, President Soeharto urged that zakat be administered systematically. In doing...charge of the massive national effort of zakat collection and to submit annual reports...
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Major World Religions: From Their Origins to the Present
Book by Lloyd Ridgeon; Routledge, 2003
...meaning purity. However, the Quranic term zakat came to signify a form of obligatory charity...further connections between paying the zakat and purification are suggested in those Quranic ayas where zakat is mentioned directly after ritual prayer...
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The Vision of Islam
Book by Sachiko Murata, William C. Chittick; Paragon House, 1994
Subjects: Islam
The Third Pillar: Zakat Zakat is commonly translated as "alms tax." It is defined as a certain...with the Koran 9:60 , there are eight categories of people to whom zakat should be given: the needy, the poor, those who collect the zakat...
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journal articles on: Zakat  - 152 results

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The Influential Legacy of Dutch Islamic Policy on the Formation of Zakat (Alms) Law in Modern Indonesia
Journal article by Arskal Salim; Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 15, 2006
...Dutch Islamic Policy on the Formation of Zakat (Alms) Law in Modern Indonesia by Arskal...contrast is evidenced by the respective zakat policies of the colonial and the New Order...colonial and the New Order policies on zakat had different motives. These significant...
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Financial Worship: The Quranic Injunction to Almsgiving
Journal article by Jonathan Benthall; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 5, 1999
Subjects: Charity--Research, Islam--Charities, Koran--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...scholarship on Islamic traditions of almsgiving (zakat) and philanthropy(2) and virtually...spectrum between complete incorporation of zakat by the state, as in Pakistan or Sudan...which has established a directorate of zakat under the Ministry of Religious Affairs...
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Were Islamic Records Precursors to Accounting Books Based on the Italian Method?
Journal article by Omar Abdullah Zaid; The Accounting Historians Journal, Vol. 27, 2000
Subjects: Accounting records, Comparative analysis, Egypt, History, Islam, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Studies, Turkey
...the early stages of the Islamic State, Zakat and other revenues were not of great financial...8 Accordingly, the religious levy of Zakat was the real force for the development...profits and capital growth for the payment of Zakat to Baitul-Mal (public treasury). The...
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S.w.e.t. and Blood: Essential Services in the Battle between Insurgents and Counterinsurgents
Journal article by Erik A. Claessen; Military Review, Vol. 87, 2007
Subjects: Electric power, Muslims, Political systems, Sewage disposal, Social activism, State laws
...that involves the Islamic religious duties of zakat and jihad. It defines what has been called zakat-jihad activism; analyzes it by using recent...conducting COIN operations along LLO ES against zakat-jihad activists. LLO ES By using zakat...
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Unto You Your Religion and Unto Me My Religion: Muslim-Christian Relations in a Javanese Village
Journal article by Hyung-Jun Kim; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 13, 1998
Subjects: Christians--Indonesia, Java (Programming language)--Religious aspects, Java--Religious aspects, Muslims in Indonesia--Social aspects, Muslims--Indonesia, Muslims--Social aspects, Social conflict--Religious aspects
...demonstrated in 1994 when the distribution of zakat (Muslim tithe) was completed. Bu Wiro...complaint to the youth who was responsible for zakat collection that she did not receive her portion of zakat distribution. Bu Wiro argued that Bu Utomo...
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magazine articles on: Zakat  - 115 results

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Muslim-american Activism: Zakat Foundation's Backpack Program Equips Students for Success
Magazine article by Amira Murphy; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 28, November 2009
Subjects: Elementary school students, Muslim Americans, School supplies
Muslim-american Activism: Zakat Foundations Backpack Program Equips Students...prepared to start another school year, Zakat Foundation held its 7th Annual Backpack...police departments and Project Downtown, Zakat Foundation handed out more than 500 backpacks...
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Anti-apartheid Hero Praises Zakat Foundation's Work
Magazine article by Amira Murphy; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 28, August 2009
Subjects: Donations, Vocational schools
Anti-apartheid Hero Praises Zakat Foundations Work by Amira Murphy ZAKAT FOUNDATION, an international charity organization...emotions are aimed against." He went on to praise Zakat Foundation for its work in severing the roots of poverty...
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Muslim-american Activism: Zakat Feeds Striking Teamsters
Magazine article by Carolina Pfister; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 28, November 2009
Subjects: Donations, Health insurance, Labor relations, Labor unions, Strikes, Unfair labor practices
Muslim-american Activism: Zakat Feeds Striking Teamsters by Carolina Pfister Zakat Foundation, a Muslim-run relief and development...women deserve our sympathy and respect," said Zakat Foundation executive director Khalil Demir. "While...
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Muslim-american Activism: Zakat Foundation Provides Daily Iftar Dinners for Chicago Mosques
Magazine article by Amira Murphy; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 28, November 2009
Muslim-american Activism: Zakat Foundation Provides Daily Iftar Dinners for Chicago Mosques by Amira...during the month of Ramadan, from Aug. 22 to Sept. 20, 2009, Zakat Foundation worked with local partners to cook and deliver warm iftar...
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Zakat Violated
Magazine article by Abu Ali Bafaquih; Islamic Horizons, Vol. 35, May/Jun 2006
Subjects: Arab Americans, Charities, Criminal investigations, KindHearts, Nonprofit organizations, Terrorism
Zakat Violated by Abu Ali Bafaquih ZNAKAT AND sadaqah donated to yet another Muslim charity has become subject to an unexplained federal...
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newspaper articles on: Zakat  - 55 results

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NCMF Pushes Zakah for Poor
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 4, 2011
Subjects: Islam
...Tuesday an NCMF-organized National Forum on Zakat held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, in Pasay City.The Baitu Zakat Foundation co-organized the trailblazing...possibility of institutionalizing the paying of Zakat as an economic means to help our downtrodden...
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Jihadists and Jews; Is Hezbollah like the JNF?
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 16, 2006
Subjects: Al-Qaeda, CARE International, Estrich, Susan R.
...their religious freedom and obligation to give "zakat" (Islamic charity). Their motion cites Chapter...which describes "those entitled to receive zakat." According to the definition of zakat in The Encyclopedia of Islam, "category 7...
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Seriously Speaking, I Am Now an Ex-Playboy Cricketer; on a Visit to Birmingham Imran Khan Tells Ros Dodd about His Political Hopes for Pakistan and about the State of His Marriage to the Former Jemima Goldsmith
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 29, 1998
Subjects: Pakistan
...month of fasting, we have what is called zakat," he explains after cutting the ribbon...memory of his mother depends heavily on zakat. "This is the main way we can treat 90...Australia. "So Im in Britain to promote the zakat campaign, as well as to help this new...
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Courting Shariah; Kagan Supported Islam at Harvard but Not the U.S. Military
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 22, 2010
Subjects: Islam, Islamic law, Kagan, Elena
...interest); and diverting funds through techniques known as zakat (tithing) and purification to support jihad. In fact, one...Qatari Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, has called SCF-generated zakat jihad with money. Ms. Kagans Islamic Finance Project also...
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Saudi Cites Relationship with Country
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2011
Subjects: Saudi Arabian foreign relations
...was one of the guests and speakers at the National Forum on Zakat held the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City organized jointly...National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) and the Baitu Zakat and Awqaf Foundation, Inc. (BZAFI).Organizers of the forum...
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encyclopedia articles on: Zakat  - 2 results

 
 
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Zakat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ZAKAT z -kat Arab.,=purification, Islamic religious tax, one of the five...mind and body with a set level of income and assets are expected to pay zakat. Zakat is due yearly on certain types of property and is distributed to eight categories...
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Islam
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God"; salah, the five daily ritual prayers (see liturgy, Islamic ); zakat , the giving of alms, also known as a religious tax; Sawm, the dawn-to-sunset fast during the lunar month of Ramadan...


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