Fiqh of Zakat

Synopsis
This course is an intensive three hour course which focuses on the essentials on one of the five pillars of Islam; Zakat. Among the topics discussed in the course is the the-ological underpinnings of Zakat, the wisdom behind it, who Zakat is obligated on and how to calculate it.  After three sessions (each one-hour long), it is aimed that attendees will competently be able to understand:

• The status of the individual who refuses to pay Zakah in this life and the next
• The practical wisdom behind the concept of Zakah
• Who Zakah is obligated upon according to the Shari’ah
• The conditions required for Zakah
• The difference between Zakat Al-Fitr and Zakat Al-Maal, and how to pay each
• How calculate Zakah (money and animals)
• Some of the modern issues associated with Zakah.

This course is for you, if

• You have interest in understanding one of the major pillars (and obligations) of Islam
• You have interest in Islamic monetary principles
• You are confused as to when and how you should pay Zakah
• You like your Islamic courses to be interactive

Teacher: Sh. Furqan Jabbar
Dates: Three Wednesday nights starting 11 June 2014
Time: After Isha
Location: Canberra Mosque, 130 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla