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The one on which we are focusing is Zakat since it is the pillar most closely related to the principles of humanism. Zakat is the practice of charitable giving based on accumulated wealth. It is obligatory for all Muslims who are able to do so and is the personal responsibility of each Muslim to ease the economic hardship of others and strive toward eliminating inequality. Zakat consists of spending a portion of one’s resources for the benefit of the poor or needy. A Muslim also may donate more as an act of voluntary charity rather than to achieve divine reward. Among the principles that are followed when giving the Zakat, payment may be in kind, that is, if one is wealthy, he or she needs to pay a portion of their income. But persons who are not wealthy should compensate for it in different ways such as by performing good deeds toward TheMuslimPath others. However, Zakat, as we shall see, is not the only key principle of Islam. There are many Islamic moral values which closely align with humanist moral values.
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