ZABUR
The holy book of Dawud (David), one of the holy books revealed by God before the Qur'an, alongside others such as the Tawrat (Torah) of Musa (Moses) and the Injil (Gospel) of Isa (Jesus).Some scholars equate the Zabur with the biblical book of Psalms. The term zabur is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew zimra, meaning "song, music." It, along with zamir ("song") and mizmor ("psalm"), is a derivative of zamar, meaning "sing, sing praise, make music." It says in the Qur'an that the Zabur, were given to Prophet Dawood. It is a book of songs praising Allah.The Zabur is preceded by the Taurat (Torah) given to Moses and followed by the Injeel (Gospel) given to Jesus and finally the Qur'an given to the Prophet, Muhammad.
ZAKKATH
Zakaah -"that which purifies"-,means worshipping Allaah by giving that which He has enjoined of different kinds of zakaah to those who are entitled to them, according to the guidelines prescribed in sharee’ah. It is sometimes referred to as Zakat al-mal.
Zakaah -"that which purifies"-,means worshipping Allaah by giving that which He has enjoined of different kinds of zakaah to those who are entitled to them, according to the guidelines prescribed in sharee’ah. It is sometimes referred to as Zakat al-mal.
ZAWIYA
Lodge of religious order or fraternity
Lodge of religious order or fraternity
ZAKAAH al FITR / FITR ZAKAATH
Zakaah al-Fitr is often referred to as Sadaqah al-Fitr. The word Fitr means the same as Iftaar, breaking a fast and it comes from the same root word as Futoor which means breakfast. Thus, Islamically, Zakaah al-Fitr is the name given to charity which is distributed at the end of the fast of Ramadaan.
Zakaah al-Fitr is often referred to as Sadaqah al-Fitr. The word Fitr means the same as Iftaar, breaking a fast and it comes from the same root word as Futoor which means breakfast. Thus, Islamically, Zakaah al-Fitr is the name given to charity which is distributed at the end of the fast of Ramadaan.
Sadaqah al-Fitr is a duty which is
Waajib on every Muslim, whether male or female, minor or adult as long as
he/she has the means to do so. The head of the household may pay the required
amount for the other members.
The main purpose of Zakaah al-Fitr
is to provide those who fasted with the means of making up for their errors
during the month of fasting. Zakaah al-Fitr also provides the poor with a means
with which they can celebrate the festival of breaking the fast (`Eed al-Fitr)
along with the rest of the Muslims.
Hence, the goal of Sadaqah al-Fitr is
the spiritual development of the Believers. By making them give up some of
their wealth, the believers are taught the higher moral characteristics of
generosity, compassion (sympathy for the unfortunate), gratitude to God and the
righteousness. But, since Islaam does not neglect man's material need, part of
the goal of Zakaah al-Fitr is the economic well-being of the poorer members of
society.
Zakaah al-Fitr is only Waajib for a
particular period of time. If one misses the time period without a good reason,
he has sinned and can not make it up. This form of charity becomes obligatory
from sunset on the last day of fasting and remains obligatory until the
beginning of Salaah al-'Eed' (i.e. shortly after sunrise on the following day).
However, it can be paid prior to the above mentioned period, as many of the
Sahaabah (companions of the Prophet(sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) ) used to
pay Sadaqah al-Fitr a couple days before the `Eed.
No comments:
Post a Comment