Zakat

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Zakat

This is a sub-article of Islamic economical jurisprudence.

Zakah "alms for the poor" ( is the Islamic principle of giving a percentage of one's income to charity

Charity (practice)

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. It is often compared to the system of tithing

Tithe

A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy, usually to support a Christian religious organization....
and alms

Alms

Alms or almsgiving exists in a number of religions. In general, it involves giving materially to another as an act of religious virtue....
, but it serves principally as the welfare

Welfare (financial aid)

Welfare is financial assistance paid to people by governments. Some welfare is general, while specific and can only be invoked under certain circumstances, such as a scholarship....
contribution to poor and deprived people in the Muslim

Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
lands, although others may have a rightful share. Zakat's similar-sounding, Arabic language

Semitic languages

File:Amarna Akkadian letter.pngThe Semitic languages are a group of related languages whose living representatives are spoken by more than 467 million people across much of the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa....
analog is the Hebrew word Tzedakah

Tzedakah

Tzedakah is a Hebrew language word commonly translated as Charity , though it is based on a root word meaning justice . In Judaism, tzedakah refers to the religious obligation to perform charity, and philanthropic acts, which Judaism emphasises are important parts of living a spiritual life; Jewish tradition argues that the sec...
, the charitable obligation in ancient Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
through to present day Judaism

Judaism

Judaism is a set of beliefs and practices originating in the Hebrew Bible , as later further explored and explained in the Talmud and other texts....
.

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This is a sub-article of Islamic economical jurisprudence.

Zakah "alms for the poor" ( is the Islamic principle of giving a percentage of one's income to charity

Charity (practice)

Sorry, no overview for this topic
. It is often compared to the system of tithing

Tithe

A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy, usually to support a Christian religious organization....
and alms

Alms

Alms or almsgiving exists in a number of religions. In general, it involves giving materially to another as an act of religious virtue....
, but it serves principally as the welfare

Welfare (financial aid)

Muslim

Semitic languages

Tzedakah

Israel

Judaism

Judaism is a set of beliefs and practices originating in the Hebrew Bible , as later further explored and explained in the Talmud and other texts....
. It is the duty of the Islamic state not just to collect Zakat, but to distribute it fairly as well. Zakat is one of the Five Pillars of Islam

Five Pillars of Islam

In Sunni Islam, the Five Pillars of Islam is the term given to the five duties incumbent on every Muslim. These duties are Shahada , Salah , Zakat , Sawm and Hajj ....
.

Believers in Islam are aware that by giving a fixed percentage of their surplus wealth, they are fulfilling this religious obligation. Muslims see this process also as a way of purifying themselves from their greed and selfishness. In addition zakat purifies the person who receives it because it saves him from the humiliation of begging and prevents him from envying the rich.

Minimums and Amounts

It is an obligation on Muslim

Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
s to pay 1/40 (2.5%) of the wealth which they have had for a full lunar year,1/40 (2.5%) of goods used for trade, and 5% or 10% of certain type of harvests depending on irrigation. Exempt from Zakat are a person's house and personal transportation.

Zakat is not mandatory on harvest if the total did not reach the minimum limit of about 653 kilograms , nor on gold amounts if the owner has less than 85 grams of gold or less than 595 grams of silver