Muslims call charity ZAKAT----by islamic law---it involves
a kind of tithe --not of income but of ASSETS Zakat
can be used ONLY for purposes which benefit the power
and "glory" of islam----the only legal way zakat can be
used for the benefit of non muslims is if by do doing----
ISLAM is glorified. In classical islamic societies--
Zakat absolutely cannot be used to build accomodations
for or to feed non muslims. Zakat can be used and still
called "ZAKAT" to pay for a bomb belt to murder children
for the glory of isa The stateement that muslims
HISTORICALLY supported the needs of non muslims
facing hardship is actually ludicrous----in general-----
doing so is contrary to islamic theology
social services for non muslim communities in shariah
adherent societies----are provided for ENTIRELY by
those communities ----neither ZAKAT nor JIZYA can
be used to feed an elderly starving KAFFIR
I shared your post with my husband, as he was raised as a Muslim in a country where over 98 percent of the population is Muslim. He stated Zakat Iis money people give to their
Imam, comparable to tithing in a Christian Church. It is not a set percentage. It varies based on ones income. It is used for charity purposes, the same way Christian Churches uses
money tithed/donated by Christians in their churches for charitable purposes. It is not used for bombs, it has nothing to do with bombs. And your post is filled with filthy and disgusting lies.
wrong again sherri----the words FILTHY AND DISGUSTING describe you and your
lies -----and to be charitable I can add "ignorance" I have known lots of
IRANIANS-----mostly muslims and---a considerable number of jews.
Of all muslims the muslims who know the LEAST about islam are Iranians.
I have never met an iranian who has so much as read the koran in ANY
language----none who knew a word of arabic. Interestingly enough---
jews from Iran seem to know hebrew ---at least a lot better than
muslims from Iran know arabic
bottom line----it seems your husband knows nothing about CLASSICAL
SHARIAH SOCIETY which even today---IRAN IS NOT. My husband
was born in a CLASSICALLY shariah adherent cesspit
Zakat has absolutely nothing to do with "something like a church
donation" You are correct in saying it is a percentage of ASSETS---
(tithe is generally a percentage of income) ---however I am correct
in saying that its USE is restricted to that which BENEFITS the
ISLAMIC STATE and its aims----and it cannot be used to
benefit NON ISLAMIC CAUSES ----a very apt use for ZAKAT---
in classic islamic societies is the support and arming of the
ISLAMIC ARMIES of the rape and murder and pillage kind.
TODAY observant muslims around the world donate money
to JIHADIST CAUSES and consider those donations a fullfillment
of their ZAKAT responsibilities' donations to your hero osama --
were absolutely counted as ZAKAT
what your husband does not seem to grasp----is ZAKAT in the
CALIPHATE is the TAX muslims pay to the CALIPH or
MUSLIM RULER FOR THE MAINTENANCE of the ISLAMIC STATE---
JIZYA ias the TRIBUTE non muslims pay for the maintenance of
the ISLAMIC STATE----both Jizya and zakat can build a mosque--
but neither can build a church or a synagogue Both can buy armaments
for a MUSLIM army---but neither can feed a starving dhimmi or
dig a well in the areas of town where dhimmis are permitted to live