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Towards A Unified Zakat System

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Qodat plural of Qadi.Shariah refers to the divine guidance as given by theQu'ran and the Sunnah and embodies all aspects ofthe Islamic faith, including beliefs andpractices.Shura consultations, discussions or hearing differencesofopinionbefore any decision is made.Sunnah after the Qu'ran the Sunnah is the mostimportant source of the Islamic faith and refersessentially to the Prophet Mohammad's(peace be upon him) example as indicated by hispractise of faith. The only way to know theSunnah is through the collection of al-hadith.Surah a chapter in the Qu'ran.Tawheed Islamic faith in God (i. e., Allah).Ummah refers to the whole Moslem community,irrespective of colour, race, language ornationality, which carry no weight in Islam.Ushr ten per cent (in some cases five per cent ) ofagricultural produce payable by a Moslem as apartof his religious obligation, like <strong>Zakat</strong>, mainlyfor the benefit of the poor and the needy.Immam religious scholar.<strong>Zakat</strong> religious obligation on Moslems to pay apredetermined percentage of the value of theirannual savings, commodities, or properties to theIslamicstate.xiv

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