NO. 3. DIVINE TAX

Zakat is one of the five pillars of islam, its aim is to meet the social needs of the muslim society and to improve the economic position  in Islam.The word Zakat means purification, blessing and increasing, It is a kind of protection of the wealth of those who are rich . When a muslim  pays his zakat he is protecting his money unexpected disaster , for the prophet said, “ Protect your property by giving zakat and help your relatives to recover from their illness by giving charity.”Zakat is an obligatory payment, like a tax, and the English translation  is poor dues. It could be called  a devine tax, for it has been prescribed by God in the Holly Qur’an says in many places,”keep up regular prayer and give zakat “ and one of the saying of the  prophet when Muaz was sent to Yemen was,” You will come to folk who are people of the book, so invite them to testify that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is God “s messenger. If they obey that, tell them  that God has made it to obligatory for them to pray five times every twenty four hours.If they obey that, tell them that God has made it obligatory for them for sadaqa to be taken from the rich and handed over to the poor. If they obey that ,do not take the best part of their property and have regard to the claim  of him who is wronged,,for there is no veil between it and God.

VOCABULARY :

Wealth	:	Kekayaan.
charity	;	Derma,kemurahan hati
To testify	;	Memberikan kesaksian
veil	;	Tabir, tutup, kerudung
obscene	;	Cabul
obligatory	;	Wajib

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