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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.