FIQH AL ZAKAH PART ONE THE OBLIGATORY NATURE OF ZAKAH AND ITS PLACE IN ISLAM Condition of the poor classes in ancient civilizations The care of heavenly religions for the poor The special attention Islam gives to caring for the poor since the Makkan period Encouragement of zakah at large as early as the Makkan period Zakah in the specific meaning became obligatory in the Madinan period The place of zakah in Islam and the ruling on those who deny it The difference between zakah in Islam and care of the poor in other religions Discussing the claims of Shacht about zakah
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