According to Sheikh Mahmood Kibaate, the CEO of House of Zakat and Waqf Uganda, giving to the needy is a fundamental aspect of Islam, particularly during Ramadan Thank you for reading Nation.Africa ...

How else can the significance of an act of worship be conveyed other than by saying, “Prayer is the pillar of religion; ...

The Zakat must be given to the people in actual need, such as the poor and needy, orphans, widows, those in debt, and charitable organisations helping underprivileged communities. This can be given in ...

One way Muslims do this is through the practice of Zakat, an obligatory kind of charity that’s one of the five pillars of ...

For many Muslim families, especially in Asian and Omani communities, gold serves not only as jewellery but also investment. With gold prices recently at an all-time high of US$3,000 per ounce, up more ...

Find out if Zakat applies to your gold and silver jewellery, how to calculate it, and when it becomes obligatory.

Zakat, or obligatory charity, is one of the five pillars of Islam. It requires Muslims to give 2.5% of their surplus wealth to eight prescribed categories. Zakat can be collected by institutions ...

Hyderabad: The public display and show off that is intruding the distribution of ‘zakat’ during Ramzan, is attracting the ire ...

The month of Ramzan, which began on March 1, is a period of prayers, dawn-to-dusk fasting, and charity.