zakāt
form of alms-giving treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax
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Summary
zakāt is a religious behaviour[1]. zakāt ranks in the top 10% of religious behaviour entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,527 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3]
- Depicts: Nisab[4]
- Part of: Five Pillars of Islam[5], Islamic charity[6]
- Commons category: Zakah[7]
- Said to be the same as: wealth tax[8], sadaqah[9]
- Commemorates: al-Ghani[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zakat[11]
- Main subject: Poverty in Islam[12]
- Work available at URL: https://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=zkw[13], http://www.qurananalysis.com/?q=زكاة[14]
- Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[15]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Islam[16]
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Influence
Things named for zakāt include Zakat al-Fitr[17], founded in 0631[18], written by God in Islam[19].
Why It Matters
zakāt has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] zakāt is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for zakāt include Zakat al-Fitr[17], founded in 0631[18], written by God in Islam[19].