Maldives donates MVR 500,000 in zakat proceeds to Gaza

2 months ago

The Maldives has donated MVR 500,000 in Zakat al-Fitr proceeds collected this year to aid Palestinians in Gaza. Zakat al-Fitr is a mandatory charitable donation paid by Muslims at the end of Ramadan, before the Eid al-Fitr prayer, to purify their fast and support the poor. The Maldives Zakat House has announced that it receives over MVR 14 million as Zakat al-Fitr