APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 27 April 2021. Palestinian Zakat Institution, the Palestine Scholars Association and the Gaza Municipality attend the activities of the fifth Palestinian Zakat Day in Gaza City
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Zakat on wealth or Zakah is a form of almsgiving to the Muslim Ummah treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax, which, by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer (salat) in importance.
As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a religious duty for all Muslims who meet the necessary criteria of wealth to help the needy.
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