Sadaqah

Ṣadaqah (Arabic: صدقة [ˈsˤɑdæqɑ],^* "charity", "benevolence",^[1] plural ṣadaqāt صدقات [sˤɑdæˈqɑːt]) in the modern Islamic context has come to signify "voluntary charity".^[2] According to the Quran, the word means a voluntary offering, whose amount is at the will of the benefactor.^[3] It is similar to zakat, or compulsory giving, one of the five pillars of Islam.

It is also a cognate of the Jewish concept tzedakah, a Hebrew word that refers to acts of voluntary giving.^[4]

^ Cite error: The named reference Ibrahim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Abu-Nimer, Mohammed (2006). "Framework for Nonviolence and Peacebuilding in Islam". In Said, Abdul Aziz; Abu-Nimer, Mohammed; Sharify-Funk, Meena (eds.). Contemporary Islam: Dynamic, Not Static. Taylor & Francis. p. 145. ISBN 9780415770118.
^ Heck, Paul L. "Taxation". In Pink, Johanna (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān. doi:10.1163/1875-3922_q3_EQCOM_00199. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "Tzedakah-Sadaqah: Community Service".

[Ibrahim-1] Cite error: The named reference Ibrahim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[FNPI-2] Abu-Nimer, Mohammed (2006). "Framework for Nonviolence and Peacebuilding in Islam". In Said, Abdul Aziz; Abu-Nimer, Mohammed; Sharify-Funk, Meena (eds.). Contemporary Islam: Dynamic, Not Static. Taylor & Francis. p. 145. ISBN 9780415770118.

[Tax-3] Heck, Paul L. "Taxation". In Pink, Johanna (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān. doi:10.1163/1875-3922_q3_EQCOM_00199. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[4] "Tzedakah-Sadaqah: Community Service".

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