Qur'anic Answers

Was there a reason Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) was sent " ...as a mercy to the world " (21:107)  in the sixth-seventh century or was it just a random event in history.  This article looks at the evidences from the Qur'an, together with the historical events leading up to the revelation to explain the timing for sending Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) at this precise moment.

For the vast majority of Muslims today, zakat is treated as a simple 2.5% calculation on certain types of wealth, once a year, above a minimum threshold defined in grams of gold or silver.  Yet when we return to the Qur'an itself, a very different understanding appears on the types of wealth subject to zakat and the rate itself. The Qur'an presents zakat as a tool designed to prevent wealth becoming the private property of the elite and it legislates a perfect system to achieve this.