GEORGE TOWN, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Women in Penang paid a total of RM48.92 million in zakat (tithe) across five categories last year, highlighting their role in contributing to the state’s zakat collection.
General : Penang Women Contribute RM48.92 Million In Zakat Last Year
Mohamad Abdul Hamid, MAINPP, zakat, women, HWPro
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- Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Dr Mohamad Abdul Hamid said that of the total, RM39.25 million was contributed through zakat on income, paid by 21,002 women, accounting for 51.86 per cent of all contributors in that category.
- He said the other four categories were zakat on savings, gold, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings and shares, with the total excluding zakat on business.
- Mohamad, who is also Penang State Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) president, said MAINPP Zakat disbursed RM200.11 million to 45,831 individual and institutional recipients last year, an increase of about 23 per cent compared with the previous year.
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