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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]
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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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.
Zakat Council, a government body responsible for collecting and distributing Zakat in Pakistan; International Zakat Organization, an Islamic charitable initiative founded by the Government of Malaysia, which focuses on the use of Zakat; The Zakat Foundation, a Chicago-based, Muslim non-profit organization
Christianity is the largest religion in Ghana, with 71.3% of the population belonging to various Christian denominations as of 2021 census. [2] Islam is practised by 19.9% of the total population.
Ghanaian English is a variety of English spoken in Ghana.English is the official language of Ghana, and is used as a lingua franca throughout the country. [1] English remains the designated language for all official and formal purposes even as there are 11 indigenous government-sponsored languages used widely throughout the country.
A government sign in English in Accra. Ghana is a multilingual country in which about eighty languages are spoken. [7] Of these, English, which was inherited from the colonial era, is the official language and lingua franca. [8] [9] Of the languages indigenous to Ghana, Akan is the most widely spoken in the south. [10]