• Thousands of penguin (Manchots Royaux) are pictured on December 20, 2022 on the Possession Island, part of the Crozet Islands which are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. - The Crozet Islands form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. They are home to four species of penguins. Most abundant are the macaroni penguin, of which some 2 million pairs breed on the islands, and the king penguin, home to 700,000 breeding pairs; half the world's population. Mammals living on the Crozet Islands include fur seals and southern elephant seals. Killer whales have been observed preying upon the seals. (Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP)
    Thousands of penguin (Manchots Royaux) are pictured on December 20, 2022 on the Possession Island, part of the Crozet Islands which are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. - The Crozet Islands form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. They are home to four species of penguins. Most abundant are the macaroni penguin, of which some 2 million pairs breed on the islands, and the king penguin, home to 700,000 breeding pairs; half the world's population. Mammals living on the Crozet Islands include fur seals and southern elephant seals. Killer whales have been observed preying upon the seals. (Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP)
  • Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue is illuminated in the colours of the Brazilian flag to honour football great Pele, who died at the age of 82. AP
    Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue is illuminated in the colours of the Brazilian flag to honour football great Pele, who died at the age of 82. AP
  • A bird trader sells a vulture at a bird market during snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
    A bird trader sells a vulture at a bird market during snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
  • People visit Sensoji temple before the start of the New Year holiday in Tokyo. AFP
    People visit Sensoji temple before the start of the New Year holiday in Tokyo. AFP
  • An aerial view of the Red Sea coast of Yanbu, in Saudi Arabia. AFP
    An aerial view of the Red Sea coast of Yanbu, in Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • A weather scientist releases a balloon on the Desolation Islands, north of the Antarctic region. AFP
    A weather scientist releases a balloon on the Desolation Islands, north of the Antarctic region. AFP
  • The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, waves after delivering a sermon in Bodh Gaya, in the Indian state of Bihar. AFP
    The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, waves after delivering a sermon in Bodh Gaya, in the Indian state of Bihar. AFP
  • The London skyline, as seen from Hampstead Heath, early in the morning. AFP
    The London skyline, as seen from Hampstead Heath, early in the morning. AFP
  • Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid at a temporary shelter in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia. Reuters
    Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid at a temporary shelter in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Liao Xiaofeng sits besides her mother Chen Lifen, 86, who has Covid-19 symptoms, in China's Sichuan province. Beijing has removed its strict measures to curb the spread of the pandemic. Reuters
    Liao Xiaofeng sits besides her mother Chen Lifen, 86, who has Covid-19 symptoms, in China's Sichuan province. Beijing has removed its strict measures to curb the spread of the pandemic. Reuters
  • Divisive social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are escorted by police officers in Bucharest, Romania, after their arrest. Reuters
    Divisive social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are escorted by police officers in Bucharest, Romania, after their arrest. Reuters
  • A statue of Catherine the Great is demolished in Odesa after a Ukrainian council ruled that it symbolised Moscow's imperial past. Reuters
    A statue of Catherine the Great is demolished in Odesa after a Ukrainian council ruled that it symbolised Moscow's imperial past. Reuters
  • A man passes pelicans as he paddles through the waters of Dana Point Harbour in California. AP
    A man passes pelicans as he paddles through the waters of Dana Point Harbour in California. AP
  • An elderly man holds a snowball on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
    An elderly man holds a snowball on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
  • Young men and women take part in the 68th International Debutante Ball at the Plaza Hotel in New York. EPA
    Young men and women take part in the 68th International Debutante Ball at the Plaza Hotel in New York. EPA

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December 30, 2022

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Zakat definitions

Zakat: an Arabic word meaning ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’.

Nisab: the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to pay zakat. Traditionally, the nisab threshold was 87.48 grams of gold, or 612.36 grams of silver. The monetary value of the nisab therefore varies by current prices and currencies.

Zakat Al Mal: the ‘cleansing’ of wealth, as one of the five pillars of Islam; a spiritual duty for all Muslims meeting the ‘nisab’ wealth criteria in a lunar year, to pay 2.5 per cent of their wealth in alms to the deserving and needy.

Zakat Al Fitr: a donation to charity given during Ramadan, before Eid Al Fitr, in the form of food. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of the needs of themselves and their family must pay two qadahs (an old measure just over 2 kilograms) of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household, as a minimum.

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Starring: Michael B Jordan

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Updated: December 31, 2022, 6:02 AM
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