zakah

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(Nükleer Mühendislik) Zekat
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or Zakaah Poor due incumbent upon every adult Muslim who possesses a specified amount of savings for the period of a year
Charity - sometimes deducted from income - to help the poor whether Muslim or not
One of the five pillars of Islam is Zakah, which means purification and increment of one's wealth A Muslim who has money beyond a certain quantity is to pay the Zakah It is also called the alms due or poor due It is to be used in eight categories for welfare of the society that are mentioned in the Qur'an, namely: the poor, the needy, the sympathizers, the captives, the deptors, the cause of Allah, the wayfarers, and for those who are to collect it The amount to be collected is 2 5%, 5%, or 10%, depending on the assets and the method used to produce it For example, it is 2 5% of the assets that have been owned over a year, 5% of the wheat when irrigated by the farmer, and 10% of the wheat that is irrigated by the rain
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