Exploring one of the five essential pillars of Islam, this guide to zakat explains how this Muslim practice plays a key role in preserving a peaceful economic balance within a Muslim society and how it encourages individuals to share with the less fortunate. This book is a must for Muslims who seek to observe this obligation fully and can also serve as a resource for non-Muslims as a comprehensive manual for one of its cornerstone features.

In this valuable article you find the real meaning of Zakat “Alms giving” . What is the high wisdom behind this pillar? Why the Almighty Al'lah, through His Divine books, has ordered his people to do it? Actually there is a high benefit through giving Zakat, going according to this pillar affects positively man spirit and the whole society . all that has been elucidated by the Humane Scholar Mohammed Amin Sheikho. Can we bring love, brotherhood and collaboration to the whole society and nation? If yes, then how ? How spite, hatred, aggressiveness and such bad behaviors can be wipe away from the society and from the heart of mankind? Nowadays, societies suffer from many economic crises. The Almighty Merciful God hasn’t left people to suffer and face such difficulties , actually He Has sent them the life path “sublime statute” if they go according to it they will absolutely get rid of all these sufferings. In addition to that you find In this important logical article the right way of distributing Zakat “Alms giving” which makes people and societies live in good prosperous brotherly life, away from any economic crisis. You also find: How the percentage of Al-Zakat has been calculated and derived from the verses of God's Noble Book by the scholar Sheikho. Finally, there is a short, valuable explanation of Alms and fast breaking, that will help you understand why the Almighty God has ordered his all-obedient people (the rich and the poor) to pay alms during the month of Ramadan (fasting month).

Zakat, being the third pillar of Islam, is an act of worship fulfilled by Muslims. As an obligatory means of alms- giving expected of Muslims, it also helps to alleviate poverty in society by assisting such individuals to achieve a state of financial independence. It is maintained by Muslims that the principles of zakat derived from the Sharia are expected to remain unchanged with passing time. However, in order to achieve efficiency in the administration of zakat, innovation and technology can be used even within the parameters of Sharia. The objective of this textbook is to provide the opportunity to learn the basics of zakat and its contemporary application by highlighting the innovative practices of zakat with issues and challenges.