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Service to humanity- Zakat

Author: Mary Cotter
by Mary Cotter
Posted: Jan 30, 2015

Zakat which is known be among the five pillars of the Islam is basically an Arabic word and it means the thing which purified. It actually finds its mention in both Holy books of the Islam, Quran and Hadith. Practice which has actually initiated by the Prophet Mohammad, a mandatory practice for every individual who is actually a Muslim, adult and it is free. He/she has to pay the Zakat when the income or the assets he/she possesses exceeds specific amount written in Nisaab and the Possession should be over the period of at least one year. The Nisaab accounts not only the cash Possessions but the possessions in the form of silver, Bonds and gold and stocks too.

The important part of the Islamic history is Zakat, which has undergone through so many changes over the passing years and first person to actually contribute to the change is known as Caliph Abu Bakr and the main aim of the change were to make sure that every Muslim man, woman and child get standard income of minimum 10 Dirhams. Moreover the modifications were done by the Umar ibn al- Khattab and the Uthman ibn Affan that said only the apparent wealth was considered as taxable. However this practice was actually short lived but in current times, amount of the Zakat Online paid per year is said nearly to be around 15 times of the global Humanitarian contributions.

Zakat is mentioned in holy books of the Islam which is namely Quran as well as Hadith. There are around 30 verses in the Quran that have talked about the Zakat and if we go by Quran Zakat is a way of the redistribution of the wealth therefore creating a proper balance in economy by helping dispossessed as well as Poor Muslims through the Islam Charities. According to Quran Zakat is given to get the salvation for oneself and also for those give the Zakat are asked to receive the rewards from God In their afterlife and those people who fail and avoid paying Zakat are cursed by the God. This is a method to purify oneself.

Global Charities: you will; find different Muslim charities in UK and other parts of the world who with the help of the Charities received from Muslim fellowmen, are actually into the developmental activities for upliftment of Poor Muslims across Globe, especially in countries which are below poverty line. Well the developmental programs as well as activities start right from grass root levels so that future of a nation remains secure. It also includes school, food, clothing’s, child sponsorship, education, books for children, and orphanages for the children and women empowerment programs. In fact the unemployed men are actually trained for the skills such as Handicraft, animal husbandry, tailoring, weaving so that they can earn money as well as take care of the families too. contributions of the Islamic charities towards welfare of Muslim Community across world is very large. To know more about Zakat online keep reading our articles.

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Mary Cotter provides information about global charity in UK. For more information visit at >> Mary Cotter Gplus.

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