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Zakaat

The Purpose of Philanthropy – Zakaat and Community Development

February 8, 2026

In the Qur’an we are told on numerous occasions ‘pray and give zakaat’, and we are also often reminded about returning back to our Lord with what we have earned. To stitch together these two ideas, we can extract that among the successful in the hereafter will be those that give Zakaat (optional charity) to causes that will write (and keep writing) good deeds on their account. Recently I was making a list of social and community good deeds (amalun salih) that we can either carry out ourselves or contribute to and some of them are

Zakaat

Zakat in Shi‘a Fiqh – Part 1

February 25, 2024

Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi Zakat in Shi‘a Fiqh – Part 1

Charity

Charity – Effective altruism or Guilt?

October 22, 2023

A Simple Thought: Charity – Effective altruism or Guilt?

, help, sharing, and caring - including time, knowledge, skills and

Giving to others – What is your mindset?

April 2, 2023

The writer, Asgar Jafferali Dhanji (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) served as the Secretary-General of the Africa Federation for two – 3-years terms.  He served…

charity-in-the holy quran

Charity in The Holy Quran

February 10, 2023

Charity Nazneen Gulamhussein Mukhtar (Arusha, Tanzania) Charity and a willingness to give is a character loved by Allah (swt). ‘And be steadfast in prayer…

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