Zakat and Waqf

الزكاة والوقف

A trail through Islamic social finance.

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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Zakat

    الركن الثالث: حول ونصاب ومصارف.

    Zakat (obligatory alms) · What is zakat?

  2. Sadaqa

    فوق الفرض: صدقة السر والعلانية.

    Sadaqa (voluntary charity) · What is sadaqa in Islam?

  3. Waqf

    أصل محبوس وثمرة متصدق بها: بنى المسلمون به العالم.

    What is the waqf? · Fatima al-Fihri

  4. Nadhr

    الالتزام الطوعي: نذر المال والعمل.

    Nadhr (vow)

  5. Today

    بنوك إسلامية ومنصات: الزكاة في العصر الحديث.

    Sharia

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Overview

A path through the social wealth of Islam: zakat is a pillar, charity is a gate, and the waqf is an institution a thousand years old.

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islam.museum contributors. “Zakat and Waqf”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-zakat-waqf/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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