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DOHA: The global financial crisis has also adversely impacted Zakat collection this year. There has been a drop of QR5m in Zakat collection during the seven-month period from April to October this year, the state-run Zakat Fund has reported.
Although, Zakat Fund officials did not specify reasons for the drop, it is understood it could be an outcome of the world economic turmoil. Zakat is mostly paid by eligible Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. The collection this Ramadan fell by nine percent.
The Zakat Fund collected QR111.4m between April and October as Zakat, which was QR5m less as compared to QR116m which was collected in the corresponding period last year. This was disclosed by Khalifa Al Kubaisi, head of finance and investment of Zakat Fund at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, at a press conference on Sunday.
Of the QR111.4m, he said about QR94m was collected as Zakat while the remaining QR17.4m was through other kinds of donations. He said Zakat collection during Ramadan last year was to the tune of QR85m, while this Ramadan the figure was QR78m.
Zakat Fund has a database of beneficiaries and supports a large number of needy families as well as individuals.
Zakat is de derde van de vijf zuilen van de islam. Het woord zakat betekent 'reiniging' in de vorm van verplichte aalmoezen aan de armen om een meer rechtvaardige verdeling van goederen te bereiken.
Betaling ervan 'reinigt' het overige bezit en vermogen en dient als boetedoening voor de zonden. Daarmee zal de gever verre gehouden worden van het hellevuur. Zakat is te vergelijken met, maar 'strenger' dan, het christelijke charitas.
Er zijn strenge regels voor het bepalen van de hoogte van de zakat. Het betalen van zakat is verplicht indien het bezit minus schulden een bepaald bedrag overschrijdt.
Dit bedrag is het equivalent van 85 gram puur goud. De te betalen zakat hangt af van de stroming van islam welke men aanhangt. Volgens sommige islamitische stromingen 1/40e van het bezit. Daarom bestaan er op het internet vele sites met zakat-calculators.
De zakat kan dienen om de armen te helpen, maar, volgens sommige stromingen, ook om de zaak van de islam te bevorderen, zoals het bouwen van een moskee of hij bijdragen aan de jihad. Eventueel kan een hoger bedrag worden weggeschonken voor islamitische liefdadigheidsdoeleinden (sadaqah), om daarmee een grotere hemelse beloning te verkrijgen.
DOHA: The global financial crisis has also adversely impacted Zakat collection this year. There has been a drop of QR5m in Zakat collection during the seven-month period from April to October this year, the state-run Zakat Fund has reported.
Although, Zakat Fund officials did not specify reasons for the drop, it is understood it could be an outcome of the world economic turmoil. Zakat is mostly paid by eligible Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. The collection this Ramadan fell by nine percent.
The Zakat Fund collected QR111.4m between April and October as Zakat, which was QR5m less as compared to QR116m which was collected in the corresponding period last year. This was disclosed by Khalifa Al Kubaisi, head of finance and investment of Zakat Fund at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, at a press conference on Sunday.
Of the QR111.4m, he said about QR94m was collected as Zakat while the remaining QR17.4m was through other kinds of donations. He said Zakat collection during Ramadan last year was to the tune of QR85m, while this Ramadan the figure was QR78m.
Zakat Fund has a database of beneficiaries and supports a large number of needy families as well as individuals.
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