Tag Archives: Zakat

Based on his ethnographic fieldwork in the city of Nablus, Schaeublin traces zakat flows as they provide critical support to households living under military rule and security surveillance....

The International Day of Charity, observed on September 5th, was established by the United Nations in 2012 to promote and recognize charitable efforts worldwide....

This conference is being co-convened by Dr. Ingrid Mattson, London & Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies, Director of the Centre for Islamic Theology, Ethics & Spirituality (CITES) at Huron University College in London, Canada and...

The Fatwa Centre of Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni Islamic institution, issued a statement on Sunday that it is permissible for Muslims to give Zakat (charitable alms) to assist Palestinians suffering the effects of Israeli attacks. The Fatwa Centre also indicated that the givers, in this case, receive two rewards: …

The Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (MPI) of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy invites you to present at the 6th Annual Symposium on Muslim Philanthropy and...

Economic issues have always been of the main concerns of human beings and have had an important role in their lives. Governments study various effective ways to secure people's basic needs, and religious figures and institutions have always considered one of...

A sister from Toronto had sent questions to me in 1999 about zakat and I had written a detailed response to her explaining the Shi‘i perspective on....

Recognizing the importance of Masjid, Zakat, and Waqf in social and nation development, Al-Azhar Masjid, International Islamic University College Selangor (Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor, KUIS) will continue to...

This book proposes an Islamic model that offers significant prospects for economic growth and durable macroeconomic stability, and which is immune to the defects of the economic models prevailing both in developed and..

This work on the Shariah or Islamic Law offers a comparative study of the Divine Law that, according to authentic Islamic doctrines, embodies the Will of God in society...