Zakah is one of the five pillars of Islam. Many Muslim professionals are constantly seeking help in understanding the basics of Zakah and its calculation policies.

Welcome to the course “Zakah Management: What Every Muslim Must Know!”

This course specially created for Muslims who are seeking help to calculate their own zakah themselves.

You will learn in this course about:

• The simple understanding of Zakah
• The significance and importance of Zakah in the Islamic Law
• The Shari'ah Objectives (Maqasid al Shari'ah) of Zakah
• Differences between Zakah and taxation
• Zakah calculation for traditional wealth: gold, silver, money/currencies, jewelry, bonds etc
• Zakah calculation for crops and vegetation
• Zakah calculation for animals and livestock
• Zakah calculation for commercial commodities, and businesses
• Sadaqatul Fitr and its calculation

After completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Confidently talk about zakah, its meaning and stance in the Islamic Law
• The significance and Shari'ah objectives of zakah
• Understand the difference between zakah and tax
• Calculation of zakah for different types of assets, inventories and zakatable items
• Determine your own and your family's sadaqatul fitr and the means to distribute those

Course Language: English and Bangla: Lecture notes are in English language, while live sessions and recorded video presentations are in Bangla language for the convenience of the audience. 

The course is designed and prepared by:Prof. Dr. Abu Bakr Rafique Ahmad

Former Vice Chancellor, International Islamic University Chittagong
Former Member Secretary, Shari'ah Supervisory Board, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited