In a world where acts of charity are widely celebrated as expressions of human kindness, Islam introduces a unique and structured concept of obligatory giving called Zakah. For those unfamiliar with Islamic teachings, Zakah might initially resemble voluntary charity or even practices like tithing in other faiths, but it holds [...]
By: Abu Zayd Prophet Muhammad's Teachings on Charity: Even the Smallest Act Counts Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam, stated: “Every Muslim should give charity.” He was asked, “What if one cannot?” He replied, “Then he should go find work and help himself and others.” He was asked, “What if [...]
By: Mahbubur Rahman Global Hunger Crisis: Addressing the Imperative Issue For the first time in human history, the number of people suffering from chronic hunger has reached one billion! Today, one out of every six persons in the world is starving. According to a UN report, about 25,000 people [...]
By: J. Andreas Hipple Interfaith Collaboration to End Hunger: A Moral Imperative With more than 1 billion undernourished people – many of them children – across the globe, hunger is a problem that affects all religions and nationalities. The roots of hunger are as diverse as the communities that it [...]
