alms

Summary

alms has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• alms is a type of donation^[2].
• alms is a type of spiritual practice^[3].
• alms's Commons category is recorded as Alms^[4].
• alms comprises sadaqah^[5].
• alms's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alms^[6].
• alms's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[7].
• alms's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.^[8].
• alms's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[9].
• alms's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include donation^[2] and spiritual practice^[3].

Use and Application

alms comprises sadaqah^[5].

Influence

Things named for alms include Zakat al-Fitr^[11], a zakāt^[12], founded in 0631^[13], written by God in Islam^[14].

Why It Matters

alms has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] alms is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]

Entities named for alms include Zakat al-Fitr^[11], a zakāt^[12], founded in 0631^[13], written by God in Islam^[14].