Omar ibn Said’s exact birthdate is not known, but scholars believe he was born around 1770 in Futa Toro, in the north of modern Senegal. As a young adult, hestudied the Qur’an, Islam’s holy book and other Islamic teachings. Given his twenty-five years spent undergoing theological stu...
Zakat aid must be used within one lunar year of when it was given.[4] Despite this, there is some controversy around zakat and whether it’s distributed justly. Some suspect that organizations might be keeping some of the money, as zakat doesn’t lift people from poverty as it should....