The Significance of Zakah

The word zakah is derived from its Arabic verbal root, meaning to increase, to purify, and to bless. The origin of the Islamic rule is in the Qur'an where Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’aala) commands: خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا "Take sadaqah (sadaqah) from their property in order to purify and sanctify (zakihim) them" … Continue reading The Significance of Zakah

The Effect of Taqwa (Piety) on the Life of the Believer

The following is a draft translation of a recent arabic leaflet issued by Islamic activists in Kuwait. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم THE EFFECT OF TAQWA (PIETY) ON THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER Allah (swt) ordered his worshippers -in many texts- to be pious, from which is his saying: ((يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم … Continue reading The Effect of Taqwa (Piety) on the Life of the Believer