Zakat Financing Jihad
Long time readers of SFW know that we have explained repeatedly that zakat has been used to fund Jihadists because Shariah mandates it. Here we have an article on the subject from a Muslim writer in the Pakistani media acknowledging the fact that zakat funds Jihadists and pointing out that the Pakistani government has done […]
Ramadan Reminders of Zakat
Ramadan starts on 17 June and, as usual, with the onset of Ramadan, the Islamic media is littered with reminders for Muslims of the importance of Zakat, the obligatory charity tax that is one of the 5 pillars of Islam. Zakat is also one of the most troubling aspects of Islam for non-Muslims and one […]
Government to Automatically Deduct Zakat from Bank Accounts in Pakistan
KARACHI: The government has set Rs29,350 as a lower limit on bank balance for deduction of Zakat on the first day of the holy month of Ramazan. According to banking sources, the Directorate for Zakat has made the above announcement. Zakat will be deductible at the rate of 2.5 percent on any PLS account having […]
We’re not sure why the article linked below was written. It discusses how much money Turks spent using credit cards during Ramadan (Turkey is 98% Muslim). We think this is significant only in that the use of credit cards is supposed to be haram, or forbidden, under Shariah because Muslims are not supposed to pay […]
It seems that the Egyptian government regards cut-rate phone rates for Ramadan as unfair trade practices… http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=448708
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