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Noun: zakat  zu'kaat
  1. The religious obligation of giving a portion of one's wealth to charity, forming one of the Five Pillars of Islam
    "The zakat is traditionally distributed to the poor and needy"

Derived forms: zakats

Type of: charity, pillar of Islam

Encyclopedia: Zakat, Syria