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**RichardFG435** · 07-24-2012, 07:01 PM

Assalamalaikum,

The Purpose and Significance of Zakat
- from Imam Ghazali's 'Ihya ul Uloom'

One must understand the necessity and significance of paying the Alms (Zakat), how it represents a test of character, and why it has been made one of the fundamentals of Islam, even though it is a financial transaction and not a physical act of worship.
Three points deserve consideration here:
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RichardFG435 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 424 Senior Member	The Purpose and Significance of Zakat - from Imam Ghazali's 'Ihya ul Uloom' Assalamalaikum, The Purpose and Significance of Zakat - from Imam Ghazali's 'Ihya ul Uloom' One must understand the necessity and significance of paying the Alms (Zakat), how it represents a test of character, and why it has been made one of the fundamentals of Islam, even though it is a financial transaction and not a physical act of worship. Three points deserve consideration here: Read full... http://tazkiyatips.blogspot.com/2012...-of-zakat.html
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