Zakah and khums (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards

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Zakah and khums
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Zakah's position in Five Pillars

Third Pillar

Annual % of wealth for zakah

2.5%

Type of giving zakah represents

Obligatory almsgiving

Khums rate in Shi'a Islam

20% of surplus income

Khums position in Shi'a practice

One of Ten Obligatory Acts

How khums is split

Half to ummah, half to poor

What zakah applies to

Accumulated wealth

What khums applies to

Surplus income

Zakah recipients (Qur'an 9:60)

Poor, needy, collectors, captives, debtors, travellers

2 Islamic charities using zakah

Islamic Relief & Muslim Aid

What zakah purifies

Wealth & spiritual condition

What khums supports (Shi'a)

Schools, projects, Muhammad's descendants

Zakah's effect on ummah

Strengthens unity

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