Jurisprudence and Its Principles

Doctrinal Bodies and Scientific Letters

In defining zakat, it is said to have both the meaning of cleansing and nurturing. If zakat's definition is taken from the root Arabic word, tazkiya meaning cleansing, the sense of zakat becomes attached to property, i.e. cleansing one's property from God's share of the work and others' past efforts, or primary materials and investment.

Published at: 2016-07-12 02:02:22
Author:: Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi

Najasat and Taharat Rules "Najasat" (pl. najasaat) means uncleanliness, impurity. In Islamic laws, the najasat if of two types: inherent and acquired. To differenciate between two, a thing which is inherently unclean is known as "'ayn najis," whereas a thing whose uncleanliness is acquired is known as "najis".