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State distributes MVR 9M in Zakat to the poor

Mohamed Rehan
22 April 2023, MVT 18:59
Citizens pay Zakat every year especially during the Islamic sacred month of Ramadan--
Mohamed Rehan
22 April 2023, MVT 18:59

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has said over MVR 9 million collected in Zakat this year has been deposited in to the accounts of individuals registered as poor or low-income earners.

The Ministry said that a total of 8,446 individuals registered as poor, including 1,736 from Malé City who received MVR 3,450 per individual.

In addition to cash, the Ministry also collected 12,989.3 kilograms worth of wheat and grain as Zakat, which has already been distributed.

A total of 175,485 people has paid Zakat before the last day of Ramadan, Thursday, April 20.

The Ministry collected Zakat from the first day of Ramadan until the 29th of the Islamic holy month. The Nisab for Zakat is equivalent to the value of 2.4 kilograms of rice per individual. It depends on the value of the type of rice consumed by the individual.

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