Zakat donations
Your Zakat donations are delivered to hundreds of needy people who are eligible to receive Zakat in the form of cash livelihood support, food, or scholarships during the month of Ramadan and throughout the year.
Your Zakat donations are delivered to hundreds of needy people who are eligible to receive Zakat in the form of cash livelihood support, food, or scholarships during the month of Ramadan and throughout the year.
“There is no religious objection to giving the money deposited to the zakat account of the Ahiska Relief, in kind, to those who have been victims of natural disasters, wars and civil disturbances in countries where there are Muslim communities, in order to meet their cleaning, shelter, clothing and similar needs.”
Where Are Your Zakats Used?
As a result of the social reviews, Zakat is given to low income earners whose income is below the minimum wage and who are determined not to meet their basic needs (elderly, women, disabled, chronic patients, refugees, disaster victims, homeless, orphans, students, people living on the street, individuals who are exposed to social exclusion) all kinds of aid is provided.
Zakat aids in kind and in cash, one-time or regularly; minimum livelihood support, food aid, maternity aid, clothing aid, emergency disaster aid, shelter aid, education aid, health aid.
You Can Deduct Your Zakat from Tax Base.
Cash Zakat
“All” of the cash donations and aid made to Ahiska Relief against receipt can be deducted from the declared income (base). Persons filing personal returns as well as corporations filing returns can deduct all of their donations to Ahiska Relief from their taxable earnings without any percentage or amount limit.
Zakat in Kind
Companies can benefit from tax exemption by recording their food, cleaning, clothing, fuel donations to Ahiska Relief which works in accordance with the Food Banking Principles, as expenses.
Importance and Benefits of Zakat
• Zakat preserves social balance; regulates social justice and economic imbalance
• Zakat is a system of social assistance; increases solidarity keeps the spirit of social assistance and solidarity alive and ensures mutual respect and love to increase.
• Zakat creates an atmosphere of peace and security; It keeps the sense of unity and solidarity alive in the society.
• Zakat enriches the sustenance; It helps to alleviate the problems of the needy.
• Zakat strengthens social communication; poor – rich, etc. It prevents classification, strengthens people’s communication with each other, and reinforces the sense of empathy.
We, on behalf of all the people in need, thank you for your help and support. You, too, can support the Ahiska Relief works by making financial donations for humanitarian aid.