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Zakat
Zakat (Alms giving) is a part of devotion enjoined upon
Muslims by the Holy Quran. It is a means where the well-off pay a set amount of
their wealth. Zakat means to purify oneself. It is obligatory on Muslims to pay
a little percentage of their accumulated wealth towards Zakat, which is used for
the benefit of the needy and the poor. Zakat is not levied on one's property
that is in personal use, rather on the assets which have a means of increasing
and which are surplus to one's needs. It is a means of social justice and order.
It teaches sympathy of the highest order.
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