AN EXPLANATION OF THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM 
.... There are other suggested times for prayer, including these situations: Pillar Three: The
payment of the
Zakat In the Christian and Catholic faiths, tithing is ....
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Women and the Koran
.... Neill, 1990). A third important obligation is to almsgiving, or
payment of the
zakat which supports the community. Again, this is ....
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John Alden Williams' anthology Islam
.... Today, for example,
zakat is usually treated as "an obligation to spend money .... the Qu'ran cites the "necessity for retribution and the
payment of compensation ....
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DOING BUSINESS IN SAUDI ARABIA
.... the hadd be applied, grant clemency, or request diya, or the
payment of blood .... There is also a religious tax, known as
Zakat, which applies to Saudi Arabian ....
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