Zakat for Social Development and Empowerment

Zakat is certainly one of the largest resources for the sharing of wealth in Islamic faith since it is one of the main reasons for economic development and well-being of Muslims. Zakat provides a complete package of services for those who cannot work and individuals who can work but prefer not to. Of the faith of an individual who is incomplete without prayer is of the third pillar of Islam. Zakat supports the moral structure of the society by including families in it. Zakat promotes social justice by introducing financial balance to society's different strata.