In this affluent society we tend to forget about those around us
who are less fortunate. Our large 4 bedroom houses with a couple
of 4 wheel drive vehicles in the drive when so many around the
world live in accommodation that is worse than the shed that we
have in the back yard to house our gardening tools. Think for one
second of full families living in your garden
shed in extremely squalid conditions with no running water or
sanitation. What the heck, there isn't
anything we can do and they are on the other side of the world. We
could always look at a 3 bedroom home and a couple of less
expensive cars as in 4 cylinders. The problem
 with
this is that we would not have as good as, or better than,
our neighbours. We would look stupid or even worse still, it would
be a sign of our failure to succeed in some way.
THE 'ZAKAT'
One of
the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong
to God, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in
trust.
The word Zakat means both 'purification' and
'growth'. Our possessions are purified by setting aside a
proportion for those in need, and, like the pruning of plants,
this cutting back balances and encourages new growth. |
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and helping others but why would we work all week and then give away
money to people who are too lazy to help themselves? That is a
question for you to answer. When you come up with an answer and would
like to help then contact me for assistance. You can also make
donations directly through this site by using the following link.
Your donations
will go to those who need your assistance. If you want to stop and
think about the new wide screen HDTV that you need to purchase or the
new car or extension to your new Home then you will never help anyone
but yourself. You can start to get into the habit of helping others
right here right now. Just use the link below.
think about how well you have done
for yourself. You can also be like the ancient Egyptians and have all
of the wealth that you accumulate during your life buried in your
mausoleum with you. You can use that as credits on your day of
reckoning. I will much prefer to have the record of those who I have
helped with me for that day.