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Zakat in modern America

In: Understanding Muslim Philanthropy

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Zakat is the most well-known of all Muslim philanthropic practices. It is an obligatory form of “financial worship” for believing Muslims who meet a certain wealth threshold. In this chapter, we discuss the history of zakat, legal debates about its practice, and the way US-based Muslims understand, practice, and debate zakat today. We pay special attention to Muslim debates about modern institutions that collect and distribute zakat, such as domestic and international NGOs (Save the Children, UNHCR, etc.), to understand how zakat is practiced and disputed.

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  • ., 2024. "Zakat in modern America," Chapters, in: Understanding Muslim Philanthropy, chapter 3, pages 38-53, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:23489_3
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