Understand and Calculate Your Zakat
Simple Zakat Guide
by Joe W. Bradford, bestselling Islamic finance author
Great book. Simple and easy to follow. Also provides easy to use worksheets / templates in the back you can photocopy and use annually. Perfect, practical and easy to use. Amazon.com Reviewsorder your copy
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- Jerry Hionis
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- Raza Hasan
Bradford’s Simple Zakat Guide is a gem. An unparalleled guide on the subject, it provides a concise, practical, instructive and well-researched step-by-step workbook to performing one of central tenets of Islam. This book can be utilized by both those with simple means and complex financial portfolios . . . and everyone in between.
Great book. Very simple, straightforward, and contemporary discussion of HOW TO calculate your zakat. The author did a great job analyzing and understanding the modern financial instruments (such as mutual funds, retirement accounts, pensions, health savings accounts,..) and how to pay zakat on them. He has a unique background in Islamic law, experience in Islamic banking and investments, as well as academic training in financial planning in the USA which gives him a unique perspective that few other scholars have. I highly recommend it!
Simple Zakat Guide is a great source for technical detail on zakat. It is easy to understand whether you are a beginner looking for a thorough yet concise walk-through or an expert who needs a quick reference. If you want helpful relevant information on paying zakat or receiving it, Simple Zakat Guide is for you.
Formats & Pricing
Available in print, e-book, and audio.
- Paperback
- Kindle
- Includes reusable worksheets.
- Step-by-step calculation instructions.
- More contemporary issues than any other book.
- Free Delivery with Prime.
- Includes link to reusable worksheets.
- Step-by-step calculation instructions.
- More contemporary issues than any other book.
- Read it wherever you are.
Frequently asked questions
Why Simple Zakat Guide?
I wrote Simple Zakat Guide to fill a void I noticed in modern Zakat literature. Most previous works were either pamphlets that have very little detail or voluminous tomes that have way too much.
Can you summarize the book's contents?
It starts with basic concepts and principles, then which Assets are liable for Zakat and why, how to deal with Haram earnings, and how your expenses and liabilities are deducted before paying Zakat. Part V of the book covers best practices on who you can and should give your Zakat to, and part VI sums up all previous steps and worksheets to let you know just how you will pay.
How do I use this book?
Simple Zakat Guide is not just a book, but an interactive workbook that covers not just how to calculate your Zakat but why, with just enough info for you to make an educated decision on how to calculate it. Every chapter ends with a worksheet and all worksheets are included at the end for use year after year.
What format is it available in?
Simple Zakat Guide is currently available in print form from Amazon.com and E-book form on Kindle. Anticipate a video course and audiobook to launch in 2016.
About the author
Joe holds a graduate degree in Islamic law and legal theory from the Islamic University of Medina. He studied traditionally with scholars from around the Muslim world.
He is an entrepreneur with a decade of experience in several fields, spanning finance, banking, project management, and research.
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