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Islam Muslim Islamic Sunnah
Glossary Terminology
Shari'ah
The revealed canonical laws, rules, and regulations of the religion of Islam
which legislators made to be in conformance with the Quran and the Sunnah
of the Prophet.
A Faqih, an expert in jurisprudence passes verdicts within the
rules of Islamic law. The Shari'ah is uppermost in the Muslim mind and
dominates both sacred and secular life.>
Sunnah
The sayings, habits, and practices exemplified by the life of the Prophet
Muhammad, what he said, what he did, and the things he approved of in regard to
the actions of others. The Quran and the Sunnah are the two major sources of Islamic jurisprudence.
Sunnah has a high
authority in Islam because Allah ordered Muslims to follow the teachings of the
Prophet Muhammad in many places in the Quran. Sunnah confirmed the Quran by
elucidating and illuminating the meaning of some of the verses and by limiting
or restricting the interpretations of others.
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Zakat (Zakah, Zakaat)
Similar to pruning a plant to encourage new growth, the
purification and increment of personal wealth was promoted by setting aside
a portion of it for those in need. Human beings were entrusted with wealth by God
to whom all things belong.
Once a Muslim had money beyond a certain quantity, he
was obligated to pay Zakat. Each Muslim calculated his own Zakat individually.
These alms due were distributed amongst the eight asnaf (categories) of people mentioned for the welfare
of society in the Quran.
They were the Fakir (those who had no material
possessions or means of livelihood), the Miskin (those who were unable to meet
their basic needs because of insufficient means of livelihood), the Riqab (those
who wanted to free themselves from the bondage of slavery), the Gharmin (those
who were in debt), the Ibnus Sabil (those who were stranded journeyers), the Amil (those appointed to collect
Zakat), the Muallaf (those who convert to Islam), and the Fisabillillah (those
who fight for the cause of Allah). Muslims also made voluntary charitable donations (sadaqah) in order
to gain divine rewards... Go back
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