zakat

• The entire community is served by 'zakat' committees in Palestine, yet our government made a case for judging as criminal the character of those charitable operations. —  cab drollery
• In the early development of the Islamic community, zakat was collected as a tax by the state and the funds were distributed to a defined set of needy groups. —  ADF Alliance Alert
• First, zakat is an example of a modest wealth tax combined with an income tax that may be illustrative in the discourse regarding wealth taxes. —  ADF Alliance Alert
• Third, to the extent that zakat is considered a principal source of revenue for public programs, it might imply a limited role for government, focusing on equitable distribution of goods. —  ADF Alliance Alert
• The next section identifies three broad approaches to zakat adopted by modern Muslim states, with particular emphasis on ways that zakat is institutionalized legally. —  ADF Alliance Alert

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