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About a quarter of the Muslim world [92] continues to live on $1.25 a day or less, according to the 2012 report. [91] A 1999 study of Sudan and Pakistan, where zakat is mandated by the state, estimated that zakat proceeds ranged between 0.3 and 0.5 percent of GDP, while a more recent report put zakat proceeds in Malaysia at 0.1% of GDP. [84]
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. [16] However, the amount of zakat paid on capital assets (e.g. money) and stock-in-trade and jewelry is customarily 2.5% (1/40). [8]
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Sadaqat al-Fitr is a duty which is considered wajib (required) of every Muslim, whether male or female, minor or adult as long as they have the means to do so.. According to Islamic tradition (), Ibn 'Umar said that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad made Zakat al-Fitr compulsory on every slave, freeman, male, female, young and old among the Muslims; one Saa` of dried dates or one Saa` of barley.
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.
Pages in category "English-language newspapers published in Africa" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Tanzania newswire of allafrica.com, a site collecting news about Africa from different international sources, sorted by country; The East African - weekly newspaper covering all countries of East Africa; IPPmedia is a publisher with news in Swahili and English via newspapers, radio and TV IPP English, IPP Kiswahili
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