Almsgiving Meaning

Almsgiving meaning is:

ALMSGIVING. The word generally used for alms is Ṣadaqah, or that which manifests righteousness; the word zakāt, or purification, being specially restricted to the legal alms. [ZAKAT.] Ṣadaqātu ʾl-Fit̤r are the offerings given on the Lesser Festival. The duty of almsgiving is very frequently enjoined in the Qurʾān, e.g. Sūrah ii. 274–5, “What ye expend of good (i.e. of well-gotten wealth), it shall be paid to you again, and ye shall not be wronged. (Give your alms) unto the poor who are straitened in God’s way and cannot traverse the earth.… Those who expend their wealth by night and by day, secretly and openly, they shall have their hire with their Lord.”

The following are some of the sayings of Muḥammad on the subject of almsgiving, as they occur in the Traditions:—“The upper hand is better than the lower one. The upper hand is the giver of alms, and the lower hand is the poor beggar.” “The best of alms are those given by a man of small means, who gives of that which he has earned by labour, and gives as much as he is able.” “Begin by giving alms to your own relatives.” “Doing justice between two people is alms; assisting a man on his beast is alms; good words are alms.” “A camel lent out for milk is alms; a cup of milk every morning and evening is alms.” “Your smiling in your brother’s face is alms; assisting the blind is alms.” “God says, Be thou liberal, thou child of Adam, that I may be liberal to thee.” (See Mishkāt, Matthew’s edition, vol. i. p. 429.)

Almsgiving meaning could be a person, place, thing or mythical character. Almsgiving is an Arabic word. Almsgiving origin could lie in Hebrew. Almsgiving is an Islamic word. Almsgiving is spoken, read or written by around 2 billion muslims. Almsgiving is mentioned in Quran.

Almsgiving meaning in Urdu is understood by around 400 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Urdu is used by muslims in Pakistan and India. Almsgiving meaning in English is understood by many people around the world. Almsgiving meaning in English is used by muslims all over the world. Almsgiving meaning in Hindi is understood by around 200 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Hindi is used by muslims in India. Almsgiving meaning in Bengali is understood by around 153 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Bengali is used by muslims in Bangladesh and India. Almsgiving meaning in Arabic is understood by most of the people in middle east. Almsgiving meaning in Arabic is used by muslims in Arab countries. Almsgiving meaning in Malay is understood by around 20 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Malay is used by muslims in Malaysia.

Almsgiving meaning in Indonesian is understood by around 231 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Indonesian is used by muslims in Indonesia. Almsgiving meaning in Turkish is understood by around 74 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Turkish is used by muslims in Turkey. Almsgiving meaning in Russian is understood by around 20 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Russian is used by muslims in Russia. Almsgiving meaning in Uzbek is understood by around 29 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Uzbek is used by musliims in Uzbekistan. Almsgiving meaning in Punjabi is understood by many people. Almsgiving meaning in Punjabi is used by Punjabi muslims in Pakistan and India. Almsgiving meaning in Sindhi is understood by many people. Almsgiving meaning in Sindhi is used by Sindhi muslims in Pakistan and India. Almsgiving meaning in Hebrew is understood by many people around the world. Almsgiving meaning in Hebrew is used by muslims in Israel. Almsgiving meaning in Tamil is understood by many people in India, Srilanka and Malaysia. Almsgiving meaning in Tamil is used by Tamilian muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Malayalam is understood by many people in India. Almsgiving meaning in Malayalam is used by Malayali muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Telugu is understood by many people in India. Almsgiving meaning in Telugu is used by Telugu muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Persian is understood by around 82 million muslims. Almsgiving meaning in Persian is used by Iranian muslims.