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Nisab threshold (silver standard): £337.00. This figure is approximate — for precise Nisab on the day of payment, consult current silver spot prices.
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Understanding Zakat
The third pillar of Islam
Zakat is not charity in the voluntary sense — it is an obligation upon every Muslim whose wealth exceeds the Nisab threshold for a full lunar year. It represents 2.5% of qualifying wealth, given annually to purify what remains.
JMA ensures every pound of Zakat is distributed strictly within the eight categories defined in the Quran, with full verification at a grassroots level in Jaffna.
“Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase.”
— Surah At-Tawbah, 9:103
The Eight Categories
Defined in Surah At-Tawbah (9:60), Zakat may only be given to these recipients:
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