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zakat

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zakat [ˈzakat]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam an annual tax on Muslims to aid the poor in the Muslim community
[from Arabic zakāt alms]
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Noun1.zakat - the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worshipzakat - the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"
charity - an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
pillar of Islam - (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims
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Summary: The amount of money collected by the Zakat Fund has been estimated at 680 million in 2009, against DZD 11 million in 2004, announced Thursday in Algiers Religious Affairs Minister Bouabdallah Ghlamallah.
DZD 680 million collected by Zakat Fund in 2009 by UMCI News (Potomac Falls, VA)
34 million from different Taluka Hospitals of Hyderabad district, which provided by the District Zakat Committee for medical treatment of deserving and needy persons, has asked the officers of health department to open Zakat Counters in all Taluka hospitals of the district and ensure free medical treatment of needy and deserving patients.
Bhurgari for utilization of Zakat fund in treatment of poor patients by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
ISLAMABAD, November 02, 2009 (Frontier Star): Central Zakat Council restored Subsistence Allowance scheme (Guzara Allowance) which was stopped in the month of July during current year.
Subsistence Allowance scheme restored by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)
 
 
 
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