Mughal Administration c14.s3.3
Mughal Administration c14.s3.3
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c14.s3.3
∗ *Zakāt* is the obligatory alms-tax of 2½ p.c. from Muslims, while *sadqa* is a voluntary payment for charity. In time the two became confounded together. (*Ency. Isl.* iv. 33 and 1202; *Quran*, ix. 60.)