Zakat Fund Department Provides QR10.8 Million Aid in April

Zakat Fund Department

Zakat Fund Department at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) provided QR 10,843,684 in aid to 638 families eligible for assistance in the State of Qatar in April 2023.

The aid, both periodic and lump-sum, was disbursed to the eligible registered families in accordance with the legal Zakat masarif (disbursements) and approved mechanisms.

These amounts were distributed among the periodic aids that are provided on a monthly basis to eligible families with a value of QR 7,003,000, and lump-sum aids, which are one-time aids as needed, with a value of QR 3.840.684.

The Zakat Fund Department recently issued a zakat bulletin on shares of joint-stock companies for the fiscal year 2022, including the share zakat calculator available on the department's website via the link (https://www.zf.org.qa/ZakatShares/YearlyInvst/ 2022). Through the calculator, the shareholder can calculate the zakat of the shares they own and also pay the zakat due on them.

Individuals and companies can pay their due zakat through the Zakat Department's website or through the collection offices and points across the country.

(QNA)