On the Origins and Development of the Meaning of Zakāt in Early Islam

Datos Bibliográficos

ID16645256
AutoresSuliman Bashear (autor de correspondencia)
Año1993
Volumen40
Número1
Páginas84-113
Fecha de publicación1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArabica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0570-5398 • E-ISSN: 1570-0585
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/157005893x00273
OpenAlexW1964845865
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10

ON THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEANING OF ZAK T IN EARLY ISLAM BY SULIMAN BASHEAR Introduction HE INFORMATION provided by Muslim sources on zakatlsadaqa T(poor-tax/rate, almsgiving), which eventually emerged as one of the "pillars" (arkan) of classical Islam, has been outlined by modern scholars. While the voluntary vs. obligatory nature of zakdtlsadaqa and their interchangeable occurrence in these sources were considered, it has also been noted that, in the time of the Prophet, these were still vague regulations and did not represent taxes demanded by religion. Widely circulated reports concerning the refusal of certain Bedouin tribes to

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