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sadaqah
Sign in to saveAlso known as charity in Islam, almsgiving in Islam, charity (Islam), almsgiving (Islam), alms in Islam, alms (Islam), sadaka, ṣadaḳa
'''''''' ( , "charity", "benevolence", plural ) in the modern-day Islamic context has come to signify "voluntary charity". Unlike zakat, which is a obligatory form of almsgiving and one of the five pillars of Islam, ṣadaqah'' is a voluntary offering whose amount and nature are determined solely by the benefactor, as emphasized in the Quran.
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology and meaning
- In Islamic texts
- Quran
- Hadith
- Difference from {{Transliteration|ar|zakat}}
- Categories of the entitled
- Significance
- Social contribution
- Spiritual effects
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
'''''''' ( , "charity", "benevolence", plural ) in the modern-day Islamic context has come to signify "voluntary charity". Unlike zakat, which is a obligatory form of almsgiving and one of the five pillars of Islam, ṣadaqah is a voluntary offering whose amount and nature are determined solely by the benefactor, as emphasized in the Quran.
According to the Quran, the word means a voluntary offering, whose amount is at the will of the benefactor. It is similar to zakat, or compulsory giving, one of the five pillars of Islam.
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