Stimulating Intellectual Engagement through an Elaboration of Umdatul-Ahkaam (The Book of Zakah and Fasting):
Diving into the realm of Az-Zakah in Shariah, we encounter an obligatory apportionment of specific wealth destined for designated groups or avenues. This mandate was established in Mecca prior to the Hijrah, and its parameters, divisions, and beneficiaries were elucidated in the city of Medina. Az-Zakah stands resolutely as one of the Pillars of Islam, rendering disbelief upon those who deny its essentiality, for such denial rejects the authority of ALLAH and His Messenger.
As-Siyaam, fasting, bears linguistic connotations of restraint. In the realm of legislation, it signifies an abstention from sustenance, liquids, and other voidance-inducing acts. This refraining commences from the emergence of the second dawn prayer until the sun’s descent, a devoted act to ALLAH, The Majestic, and Supreme. Fasting is not confined to any singular faith; ALLAH, The Sublime, has decreed it across various religious dispensations. His decree resounds: “O You who believe! Fasting has been prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become pious.
