Disinformation from the Voice of America About Zakat
On June 14, 2018 · In ICNA, Islamic charities, Islamic Relief, Terror Funding, Voice of America, Zakat
by Christopher W. Holton I was very sad to have to write this article. During much of the 1980s, the Voice of America, via its shortwave radio broadcasts, provided a valuable service to America by beaming powerful messaging behind the Iron Curtain, giving hope to millions of people enslaved by communism. Today the VOA is […]
Why It’s a Bad Idea for Western Financial Firms to Get Involved in Zakat
On December 18, 2017 · In IIIT, Islamic charities, Islamic Law, ISNA, Jihad, Shariah Finance, Shariah Law, Terror Funding, Uncategorized, Zakat
by Christopher W Holton The issue of zakat is one that is central to the concerns about Shariah-compliant finance, but concerns about zakat should extend far beyond Shariah finance alone. Zakat is a real threat because it is doctrinal in Islam and no figure, organization or body in Islam has the authority to change it. […]
An Example of Disinformation on “Islamic Banking”
On December 4, 2017 · In Interest, Islamic Banking, Islamic charities, Jihad, Kashmir, Lashkar e Taiba, Taqiyya, Zakat
posted by Christopher W. Holton Linked below is a rather typical example of the taqiyya that is used to promote Shariah-compliant finance, in this case Islamic banking. Practitioners of Shariah-finance are fond of defining it simply as “interest free.” There is much more to Shariah finance besides the interest-free aspect. First of all, the term […]
posted by Christopher W. Holton John Guandolo of Understanding the Threat has posted a brief article on the role of zakat in funding Jihad… https://www.understandingthethreat.com/muslims-paying-zakat-are-funding-terrorism/ UTT has also posted a brief video on the subject… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNwsY1FeLko
by Christopher W. Holton Long-time readers of SFW know that the subject of Islamic charities funding Jihadist terrorism is one of the topics we have covered most closely and frequently over the years. Scores of Islamic charities worldwide, including right here in the USA, have been implicated in funding jihad. You can read all about […]
Shariah Bankers and Zakat Arm in Arm in Oman
On April 28, 2014 · In Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance, Oman, Shariah Banking, Shariah Finance, Zakat
Oman is a relative newcomer in the Arab world to Shariah-compliant finance, but now the sultanate is jumping in with both feet. An example is the symposium linked below which promotes the marriage between Shariah finance and zakat. We include this link primarily because there are still some who deny any linkage between Shariah finance […]
Money Jihad blog uncovered an important report from Thomson Reuters which details financing for the Islamic terrorist organization Abu Sayyaf, which operates in the Philippines. In the report, an entire section is devoted to zakat funding for Abu Sayyaf, particularly from Saudi Arabia. Thomson Reuters maintains that the zakat money is only coming from Filipino expatriates […]
Recently, Chris Taylor of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, gave a half-hour lecture on zakat and Islamic charity, with a focus on India. But as part of his lecture, Taylor gave background on the system of zakat. Sadly–and probably predictably given the Center’s funding […]
Shariah Bank in Oman Facilitates Customers’ Zakat Donations
On March 5, 2014 · In Islamic Banking, Islamic Finance, Oman, Shariah Banking, Shariah Finance, Zakat
One of the chief concerns of Shariah-compliant finance is its relationship to zakat, the system of tithing in Islam. The concern stems from the fact that, under Shariah, one of the eight acceptable destinations for zakat money is to those fighting in the way of Allah. We have covered this extensively on SFW for years. […]
Every chance we get at SFW, we feel the need to point out that the Islamic system of tithing, known as zakat, is a method that is used to fund jihad. Our latest evidence comes from a forum on the Islamic community web site, Ummah.org. This information is contained in a thread on the forum […]
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