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Ijarah, ( Arabic: الإجارة, al-Ijārah, "to give something on rent" [1] [2] or "providing services and goods temporarily for a wage" [3] (a noun, not a verb)), is a term of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) [1] and product in Islamic banking and finance . In traditional fiqh, it means a contract for the hiring of persons or renting/leasing of ...
The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura ( MUIS ), also known as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore ( IRCS ), is a statutory board of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of the Government of Singapore. As a majlis, its role is to look after the administration and interests of Singapore's Muslim community.
Islamic fundamentalism has been defined as a revivalist and reform movement of Muslims who aim to return to the founding scriptures of Islam. [1] The term has been used interchangeably with similar terms such as Islamism, Islamic revivalism, Qutbism, Islamic activism, but also criticized as pejorative, a term used by outsiders who instead ought ...
v. t. e. In Islam, khums ( Arabic: خُمْس Arabic pronunciation: [xums], literally 'one fifth') refers to the required religious obligation of any Muslims to pay 20% of their acquired wealth from certain sources toward specified causes. It is treated differently in Shia and Sunni Islam. This tax is paid to the imam, caliph or sultan ...
Islam. Jizya ( Arabic: جِزْيَة, romanized : jizya ), or jizyah, [1] is a tax historically levied on dhimmis, that is, protected non-Muslim subjects of a state governed by Islamic law. [2] The Quran and hadiths mention jizya without specifying its rate or amount, [3] and the application of jizya varied in the course of Islamic history.
Imam ( / ɪˈmɑːm /, Arabic: إمام, imām; pl.: أئمة, a'immah) is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a prayer leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic prayers, serve as community leaders, and provide religious guidance. Thus for Sunnis, anyone can study the ...
Zakāh [a] [3] is a form of almsgiving, often collected by the Muslim Ummah. [1] It is considered in Islam as a religious obligation, [4] [5] and by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer ( salat) in importance. [6] Eight heads of zakat are mentioned in the Quran. As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a religious duty for all Muslims who ...
Islamic ethics. Islamic ethics (أخلاق إسلامية) is the "philosophical reflection upon moral conduct" with a view to defining "good character" and attaining the "pleasure of God" ( raza-e Ilahi ). [1] [2] It is distinguished from "Islamic morality", which pertains to "specific norms or codes of behavior". [1]