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Zakah is an obligatory form of "charity" expected from every Muslim individual.
It is paid on the net balance after a Muslim has spent on basic necessities, family
expenses, due credits, donations and taxes. Every Muslim male or female who at the
end of the Hijri year is in possession of wealth equivalent to 85 grams of gold
(which at present is about £600) or more in cash or articles of trade, must
pay his or her zakah at the minimum rate of 2.5%.
Islamic Aid utilizes funds given as Zakah for the welfare of the poor and most vulnerable
- poor women, children, disabled and refugees.
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Work out your Zakah donations using our
Zakah calculator.
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One
quarter of the world’s population have no access to proper healthcare.
125 million children around the world do not have the chance of
going to school. 
Poor people
are often powerless to influence decisions taken by their own governments. Islamic
Aid gives poor people a voice.