CPIFINANCIAL: To help them learn more about Islam and adjust their lives to the new religion. Chaired by HE Abdullah Aqeeda Al Muhairi, Secretary General of Zakat Fund, said that people who have recently converted to Islam “are those whose hearts are to be brought together in Islam. They were clearly mentioned in Verse 60 of Al Tawbah Soura in the Holy Quran as one of the eight categories who deserve to receive Zakat money along with the poor, the needy and others.”
The Disbursement Committee of Zakat Fund has decided to grant AED 1 million to 100 people who newly embraced Islam to encourage them learn more about the religion and start their new lives as Muslims. The newly Islam converts are one of eight categories specified by the Holy Quran and the Islamic Shari’ah to deserve being given Zakat money.
Chaired by HE Abdullah Aqeeda Al Muhairi, Secretary General of Zakat Fund, said that people who have recently converted to Islam “are those whose hearts are to be brought together in Islam. They were clearly mentioned in Verse 60 of Al Tawbah Soura in the Holy Quran as one of the eight categories who deserve to receive Zakat money along with the poor, the needy and others.”
“It is our duty as Muslims to encourage and support those who embrace Islam to help show them the right way of life and to encourage them learn more about their religion and how to behave like real Muslims,” said Al Muhairi. >>> | Thursday, August 26, 2010
