Bukowski, Adam - In: Annales. Ethics in Economic Life 17 (2014) 4, pp. 123-131
Islam as both religion and socioeconomic system is based on five main pillars, that is – five basic acts considered mandatory by Muslims, summarized in the hadith of Gabriel. One of them is zakat (almsgiving), i.e. giving 2.5% of one’s wealth to the poor and needy. In contrary to Christian...