Description acceptable. General Zia-ul-Haq instituted councils named after this practice in Pakistan and decreed a year later that Shia Muslims (-5[1])could file for exemption from this practice and ushr (“oo-sher”). According to the Surah At-Tawbah, (-5[1])eight different kinds of people may benefit from this practice, which include stranded (10[1])travellers and recent converts. (-5[2])A specific form (-5[1])of this practice (10[1]-5[1])is done before Eid al-Fitr, (10[2]-5[2])at the end of the holy month (-5[1])of Ramadan. (10[1]-5[2])This practice (-5[1])is contrasted (-5[1])with a voluntary sadaqah (10[1]-5[1])(“SAW-dah-kah”). Pakistan (10[1]-5[2])and Saudi Arabia governmentally mandate this (-5[1])Third Pillar of Islam. (10[1])For (10[1])10 points, (-5[2])zakat is a mandate (10[1])for Muslims to do (10[1])what (10[1])action (10[5]0[1]-5[1])involving (10[1]-5[1])2.5 (10[1])percent of their capital (10[1])assets (10[2])for the poor? ■END■ (10[15]0[1])