Zakat

=**Zakat**= (Almsgiving or charity)


 * Research Question:** Where does the importance of charity show in Judaism and Islam?

**Islam:**
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 * Basic Information about the Zakat in Islam:** Islam created five important pillars that they live around. The pillars are faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage. The third pillar charity (Zakat) happens during Ramadan in which the wealthy give to the poor. One of the reasons for this could be because Islam's founder. Muhammad the prophet and leader of Islam was an orphan as a child and was very poor.

Those Who Stint Woe to those who stint the measure: Who when they take by measure from others, exact the full; But when the mete to them or weigh to them, minish- Have they no thought that they shall be raised again For a great day, A day when mankind shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
 * Words from the Qur’an:**

These words are talking about the people who do not give charity to those in need during the month of Ramadan. It says how these people will be punished and will have to live again in a world where man is ruled by the lord, as it says in the last line.
 * Meaning:** "Stint" to supply an ungenerous amount of something.

Qur’an says: ‘Prosperous are believers who in prayers are humble and for idle talk turn away and at Zakat are active’ (Sura XXIII: 4.)


 * Meaning:** This scripture says how Islam pictures charity more clear. It says that the prosperous are ones who pray, who are humble, and the last section means that during Ramadan they give charity to the poor.

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