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Old 11-12-05, 12:01 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Skybird
Charity is a major virtue in Islam, and the community of the Ummah considers itself to be a superior example of how to organize and live in a community.
Actually Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam. That is how bigger importance it plays in Islam though it's never mentioned here.

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Let's see how the rich Gulf nations and Saudi Arabia perform with regard to their Muslim brothers. The needed ressource they have. If also the willingness - is something different
The best and the worst nations. Hmm. I bet many ME nations are way off the mark. It is a different story with the actual citizens but for the governments (if you could call them that) it is as a different story.
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