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[IMTF] The Beneficiary as Benefactor: Ghazālī (d. 1111) on the Etiquettes of Charity

By Atif Khalil // September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

In his Oft-Repenting Ones, Ibn Qudāma (d. 1223) recounts the story of Awlāsī, a pious ascetic from the early centuries of Islam. It so happened that in his youth he stumbled across a sick, homeless…

Islamic Charity and the Paradox of ‘Obligated Voluntarism’: A Comparison of Christian and Muslim Charitable Giving

By Christopher B. Taylor // November 22, 2016November 24, 2016

Introduction Ahmed was the clerk of a firearms store on one of the main roads of Lucknow’s Aminabad bazaar. I had a survey question listing multiple possible reasons or motivations to give charity, and asked…