Khalifa Nasser Al Suweidi, RCS Chairman, said the new amount would take to Dh32.8 million the total alms extended by the fund since its inception. “The RCS is looking forward to carry out a series of ...

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In the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year, 7.94 trillion rials in zakat have been collected, an increase of 44 percent year on year, IRIB quoted Habibollah Asoudeh, deputy director of ...

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A signboard of Dewan Saree Bitan at Peer Yemeni Market in Dhaka’s Gulistan reads, “Zakat’s sarees are available here at affordable prices.” The salesman said they put it up to remind able Muslims of ...

Abu Dhabi: Zakat payments will continue to be left up to the discretion of individuals and companies "for the time being", the UAE Zakat Fund chief has said. Zakat is the Islamic requirement for ...

Zakat Fund operated by the Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs has spent QR1.5bn so far while its total income during last year amounted to QR164.5mn, it was announced yesterday. Mohamed Yaqub ...

U.S. Muslims are more likely to view zakat, or obligatory alms, as an act of philanthropy or charity rather than as a tax imposed on them by the state or by religious authorities, according to a new ...

Zakat is the third of the Five Pillars of Islam and refers to giving a fixed portion of one's wealth to the needy and poor. It enjoins every adult, mentally stable, free, and financially able Muslim, ...

Zakat or alms is one of the five pillars of Islam, and it's obligatory on all those who are financially sound. Under Shariah law, Zakat applies to gold, diamond, jewellery, and savings assets. Islam's ...