Islamic ministry distributes zakat as registered number of poor rises
There has been an increase in the registered number of poor people in the Maldives, as the Islamic Ministry Sunday begins distributing zakat at a rate of 900 MVR (US$59) per person.
15 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
There has been an increase in the registered number of poor people in the Maldives, as the Islamic ministry Sunday began distributing zakat at a rate of MVR900 (US$59) per person.
Zakat is an obligatory alms tax collected from the accumulated wealth of all able-bodied Muslims in the Maldives.
This year’s zakat will be distributed to 16,229 registered poor. Among these, 3,138 are from the greater Malé region, and 13,091 are from the rest of the country.
The Islamic ministry compiled a list of the poor through a registration process. Last year’s number of registered poor was 12,335, with 2,399 from the greater Malé region.
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