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Zakat is based on income and the type and value of one's assets/possessions [13] [14] above a minimum amount known as nisab. [7] [Note 1] The Quran does not provide specific guidelines on which types of wealth are taxable under the zakat, nor how much is to be donated, and Islamic scholars differ on how much nisab is and other aspects of zakat ...
In Pakistan Zakat is levied on sahib-e-nisab, i.e. a person who owns or possesses assets liable to Zakat under Shariah equal to or more than nisab, (about US $300, calculated according to the value of 612.32 grams of silver [6]). [1] There are eleven types of assets liable to Zakat "detailed in 1st schedule of Zakat & Ushr Ordinance 1980". [7]
Zakat spending as per Holy Quran on 8 categories of people Silver or gold coinage is one way of granting zakat. Zakat (or Zakāh) is one of the five pillars of Islam. Zakat is the Arabic word for "Giving to Charity" or "Giving to the Needy". [a] [3] Zakat is a form of almsgiving, often collected by the Muslim Ummah. [1]
In Sharia (Islamic Law) niṣāb (نِصاب) is the minimum amount of wealth that a Muslim must have before being obliged to give zakat. Zakat is determined based on the amount of wealth acquired; the greater one's assets, the greater the zakat value. Unlike taxable income in secular states, niṣāb is not subject to special exemptions.
The General Authority of Zakat, Tax, and Customs (ZATCA) (Arabic: هيئة الزكاة والضريبة والجمارك) is a government agency under the Ministry of Finance in Saudi Arabia that is responsible for the assessment and collection of taxes and zakat, a form of obligatory almsgiving in Islam.
The International Zakat Organization (IZO) is an Islamic charitable initiative which focuses on the use of Zakat.Its aim is to work in the international Islamic community among the 56 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and in the wider world to foster cooperation in economic, social, cultural, and other areas.
In Islam, khums (Arabic: خُمْس Arabic pronunciation:) is a tax on Muslims which obligates them to pay one-fifth (20%) of their acquired wealth from the spoils of war and, according to most Muslim jurists, other specified types of income, towards various designated beneficiaries. [1]
The night view of Shah Faisal Mosque.The Mosque occupies a unique and cultural significance in Pakistan. The economic policies proposed under the banner of "Islamisation" in Pakistan include executive decrees on Zakāt (poor-due), Ushr (), judicial changes that helped to halt land redistribution to the poor, and perhaps most importantly, elimination of riba (defined by activists as interest ...