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zakat

[ zuh-kaht ]

noun

, Islam.
  1. a tax, comprising percentages of personal income of every kind, levied as almsgiving for the relief of poor people: the third of the Pillars of Islam.


zakat

/ zaˈkat /

noun

  1. Islam an annual tax on Muslims to aid the poor in the Muslim community
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zakat1

First recorded in 1800–05; from Turkish zekât or Persian zakāt, from Arabic zakāh
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Word History and Origins

Origin of zakat1

from Arabic zakāt alms
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Example Sentences

That's why I'm committed to working with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat.

The principal taxes were the tithe on the produce of the land, called "ushr" and the zakat (fortieth), on merchandise and cattle.

The second, called the Zakat, was a customs due levied on all merchandise entering Kashgar.

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