Almsgiving: The Zakah In Islamic Religion

All religions have a backbone, a systematic instruction on how to demonstrate devotion to the religion and what it stands for. Those of Islamic faith have pillars; the most fascinating one is the Almsgiving, known as Zakah. The Zakah has been practiced for centuries, although it is not associated with Islamic religion. The Zakah has taught that financial gain and success is Allah’s gift, excess wealth that was not necessity needs to be shared with all of Allah’s children. The Zakah is a privilege that an Islamic person can bestow on others in the name of Allah.

According to Tawfiq (2009), “2.5% of what he has left over from basic necessities at the end of a year” (p. 69). People that practice Islamic religion, believe that all people come from Allah and we all return to Him. All that we have comes from Allah and what we have will be shared with those that need it. It is

These readings helped me understand the conditions before and after the implications of Zakah in Islamic religion. Even though it is a great idea that all people from all religion should practice this charity to help the poor. Unfortunately, the Zakah or Zakat is rarely practiced and some Muslims give Zakah privately, the reason for this is the confusion of how much should be given now. Since the amount when it was practiced centuries ago from older systems that measured the wealth from individual property. As stated by Sirat (1969, p. 319), “there is confusion among the concepts of Zakah, other alms, and taxes to the government. Many people believe that when they give money for taxes or alms it is the same as Zakah.” The idea of Zakah is not practices for the stated reasons. It is a gloomy thought to think that this is no longer practiced in a religion that had the great honor to act in the grace of Allah to help the