The international Zakat conference, which concluded its deliberations here Sunday, emphasized the significance of Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, in poverty alleviation, job creation and boosting human welfare. Professor Tariq Mansoor, vice chancellor Aligarh Muslim University, who opened the conference on Friday, called for organized collection and distribution of Zakat in order to eradicate poverty in India and bring about a paradigm shift in social empowerment. “Only 10% of Muslims in India currently pay Zakat and if all wealthy Muslims pay Zakat no one will suffer from hunger and poverty in the country,” the VC said. “Zakat…
The international Zakat conference, which concluded its deliberations here Sunday, emphasized the significance of Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam, in poverty alleviation, job creation and boosting human welfare. Professor Tariq Mansoor, vice chancellor Aligarh Muslim University, who opened the conference on Friday, called for organized collection and distribution of Zakat in order to eradicate poverty in India and bring about a paradigm shift in social empowerment. “Only 10% of Muslims in India currently pay Zakat and if all wealthy Muslims pay Zakat no one will suffer from hunger and poverty in the country,” the VC said. “Zakat…