ZAKAT MCQS • Zakat means to purify. • Zakat was made obligatory in 2. A.H. • 7-1/2 is the nasab of gold and 52-1/2 tolas for silver. • Injunction of utilization of zakat is in Surah-al Tauba. • Number of heads for distribution of zakat are 8. • Zakat mentioned along with Namaz in the Quran 32 times. • 5 Camels, 40 goats, 3 cows and buffaloes is nisab for zakat. • 1/10 is the nisab of irrigated produce. • Zakat is treasure of Islam; it is the saying of holy prophet. • Usher means 1/10. • Khums means 1/5. • Word Zakat occurs in Quran for 82 times. • In 2nd A.H the rate and method of distribution of Zakat was determined at Madina. • Kharaj is spoils of war. • Fay is income from town lands. • Zakat on produce of mines is 1/5th. • Ushr on artificially irrigated land is 1/20th. • Al-Gharmain means debtors. • There are two types of zakat.