Comments on: Glossary of Islamic Terms http://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com Thinking under the influence of my keyboard Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:34:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Digital Nomad http://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com/glossary-islamic-terms/#comment-196 Digital Nomad Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:40:09 +0000 https://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com/glossary-of-islamic-terms/#comment-196 What are you talking about? Changing my comments? What are you talking about? Changing my comments?

]]> By: Udhel http://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com/glossary-islamic-terms/#comment-194 Udhel Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:21:18 +0000 https://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com/glossary-of-islamic-terms/#comment-194 glad 2 kno that u liked it. anyway, don't alter your comments every now and then like this.:) glad 2 kno that u liked it. anyway, don’t alter your comments every now and then like this.:)

]]> By: Digital Nomad http://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com/glossary-islamic-terms/#comment-188 Digital Nomad Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:08:06 +0000 https://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com/glossary-of-islamic-terms/#comment-188 <b>Udhel,</b> Shukran for the information you have provided on <i>zakat</i>. It is always so difficult to translate words precisely from one language to another. Poor-due is a wonderful way of stating it. Thank you once again. Udhel, Shukran for the information you have provided on zakat. It is always so difficult to translate words precisely from one language to another. Poor-due is a wonderful way of stating it. Thank you once again.

]]> By: Udhel http://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com/glossary-islamic-terms/#comment-184 Udhel Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:07:43 +0000 https://digitalniqabi.wordpress.com/glossary-of-islamic-terms/#comment-184 Zakat is not a tax. there are various differences between Zakat and tax. it can somehow be translated as 'Poor-due' though still it doesn't serve the whole cause. it's obligatory for Muslims RICHER than a limited level only. it must be delivered only to the OWNERSHIP of very poor Muslims who are not in close relation with the giver. it can not be spent otherwise, like in social activities, making infrastructures etc. or in the defense of a country etc. etc. it is not necessary to be a govt. like system there to receive Zakat. though one can handover it to any organization or individual making sure that it's finally going to be delivered only to ownership of eligible poor Muslims. these are the major apparent differences between Zakat and tax. Zakat is not a tax. there are various differences between Zakat and tax. it can somehow be translated as ‘Poor-due’ though still it doesn’t serve the whole cause.

it’s obligatory for Muslims RICHER than a limited level only.

it must be delivered only to the OWNERSHIP of very poor Muslims who are not in close relation with the giver.

it can not be spent otherwise, like in social activities, making infrastructures etc. or in the defense of a country etc. etc.

it is not necessary to be a govt. like system there to receive Zakat. though one can handover it to any organization or individual making sure that it’s finally going to be delivered only to ownership of eligible poor Muslims.

these are the major apparent differences between Zakat and tax.

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