Islam as a religion emphasizes on the fact that all things in this world belong to Allah and human own wealth just as trust. So it is the duty of every pious Muslim to distribute a share of his wealth to the poor and needy. The word Zakat means “purification” and “growth” and by giving Zakat a Muslim not only gets his wealth “purified” but Allah also blesses such person with prosperity.

Different channels of Zakat:

Zakat is the amount of money that every financially stable Musli...

Zakat is one of the most important pillar of religion Islam. The meanings of Arabic word Zakat is ‘purification’ and ‘growth’. The possessions can be purified by paying Zakat and you get blessed by its growth. Zakat is a calculated amount of money which a true Muslim must pay to people who truly deserve it.  Zakat purifies the alms; it refers to giving a fixed portion of wealth to charity, to the poor and needy. It was practiced initially by Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H), who played a vi...