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− 16 CHANDA (SUBSCRIPTION) SYSTEM OF THE JAMA‘AT − SPENDING IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH − All religions seem to promote giving alms and other philanthropic spending in one way or another. In some religions spending in the cause of Allah is institutionalized by levying a well defined tithe. In others, the − method is left to the free will of the individual as to how and how much to spend. In Islam, we find both an institutionalized mode of spending as − well as non-institutionalized modes of spending, with their respective spheres well defined. Furthermore, Islam instructs man to spend in the − cause of Allah, keeping in view all the do's and don'ts mentioned in the − Qur’an. The Holy Qur’an is very clear on which spending in the cause of − − Allah will find favor with Him and which will be rejected. Islam also − − clearly defines the areas of spending of the prescribed religious tithes, leaving no ambiguity whatsoever. (An Elementary Study of Islam, Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, pp 36-37) − ± ± − ± − ± God Almighty in the Holy Qur’an says regarding spending in the − way of God: ÆÌ´°ÄÍ Èijki BÀ¿ Ë , ‘ ö ä æ å ê æå æ å Ð æ ä ä ì ê ä wa mimma razaqnahum yunfiqun − − − And spend out of what We have provided for them. (2:4) 387