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− The Holy Qur’an commands: − ¸¼¨» ¾Ìmj»A ĄÎA Ë ÑÌ· l»A AÌMA Ë Ñ̼v»A AÌÀγA Ë ‘ æ å ì ä ä ä æ å ì å æ êä ä ä Ð ì å Ð ä ä Ð ì å æ ê ä ä ÆÌÀYjM , ä æ å ä æ å wa aqimussalata wa atuzzakata wa ati ‘urrasula la‘allakum − ± ± − − − ± − − turhamun ± − And observe Prayer and give the Zakat and obey the Messenger, that you − may be shown mercy (24:57) The Holy Qur’an further says about : Zakat − − Ç ¹ »ËB¯ ɼ»A ÉUË ÆËfÍjM ÑÌ·k Å¿ NÎMA F¿Ë ‘ s ‘ å å ä Ó ê Ð Ø å ä ê Õ ä æ ä ä æ å æ ê å î Ð ä æ éê æ å æä Ð ä ä ÆÌ°¨zÀ»A , ä æ å ê æ å æ wa ma ataitummin zakatin turiduna wajhallahi fa ula’ika − − − − − − − humul mud‘ifun ± − And whatever you give in Zakat seeking the favor of Allah -- it is these − − who will increase manifold (30:40) their wealth Apart from meeting the demands of the State, this collection is intended to meet the needs of the poor. It is collected from Muslims possessing a certain amount of money or property, and is spent on the poor, the needy, the orphans, widows and wayfarers, etc. It is normally levied at 2. 5% on disposable assets above specific thresholds which have remained in the hands of owners beyond one year. One of the many benefits of is that due to the fear that any idle capital would be Zakat − gradually eroded away through the imposition of , anyone with Zakat − surplus savings would have to employ it in earning profit to off-set the effect of. Zakat − The Holy Qur’an says that in the wealth of those who possess over − 166