the giving of alms through a poor tax; Sawm, the dawn-to-dusk fast during the month of Ramadan; and Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim should undertake at least once. Islam has much ...

As Islam spread from nation to nation and region to region ... in a precisely defined ritual of words and motions, five times a day giving alms fasting during the month of Ramadan (time varies ...

Alms are meant only for the poor ... Today, Shi’a Muslims give 20 per cent of their savings to charities related to Islamic education and to the poor.

The Kano State Government has tasked the Zakkat and Hubusi Commission with developing effective strategies to collect alms (Zakkat) from wealthy individuals to support underprivileged residents, as ...