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The Kedah State Zakat Board (Malay: Lembaga Zakat Negeri Kedah; abbreviated as LZNK), acts as the trustee for Ulil Amri, the Sultan of Kedah. [1] LZNK is an institution responsible for the oversight of zakat collection and distribution in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. [2] Established on 5 September 1936, as indicated in the Notice Advising the ...
The Jabatan Adat Istiadat Negara (abbrev: JAIN) is a government department under the Prime Minister's Office that functions to guarantee the constant maintenance of Royal Customs. [1] It has been translated literally as the Office of State Customs, [2] the Department of the State Customs[3] or the State Department of Customs and Traditions, [4 ...
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 ] It is considered in Islam a religious obligation, [ 4 ][ 5 ] and by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer (salat) in importance. [ 6 ] Eight heads of zakat are mentioned in the Quran.
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The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Abbr.; RMCD; Malay: Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia – JKDM; Jawi: جابتن كستم دراج مليسيا ); is a government department body under the Ministry of Finance. RMCD functions as the country's main indirect tax collector, facilitating trade and enforcing laws. RMCD facilitates trade by ...
The IZO was founded in late 2008 by the Government of Malaysia.In May 2007, the Hon. Dato’ Seri Syed Hamid Albar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, had tabled a resolution for the formation of the International Zakat Organization at the thirty-fourth session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Islamabad.
Kedah (Malay pronunciation: [kəˈdah]), [ 5 ] also known by its honorific Darul Aman and historically as Queda, [ 6 ] is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km 2, and consists of a mainland portion and the Langkawi islands.
The Kedah State Executive Council is the executive branch of the State Government of Kedah, Malaysia. The Council is composed of the Menteri Besar, the Leader of the council, appointed by the Sultan on the basis that he/she commands the majority support in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly, (half of the number of the members of the assembly).