Sentence examples for obligatory tax from inspiring English sources

Zakat, Arabic zakāt, an obligatory tax required of Muslims, one of the five Pillars of Islam.

Saudi citizens are required to pay the zakāt, an obligatory tax on Muslims that is used to help the less fortunate in society.

Crisp new cards lie discarded on the floor of one building, saying "Office of Zakat (obligatory tax for the benefit of the poor) and Insurance", which appear to be ration cards requiring the listing of names, numbers and other details.

The leader was just about to ride in when a gendarme stepped into his path to check if his bicycle had the obligatory tax plate attached to it.

A backlash has ensued, as well, as traditionalists have flirted with timeworn Islamist ideas like imposing interest-free banking and obligatory religious taxes and censoring irreligious discourse.

So, for example, OD implies that it is a logical truth that it is not obligatory that my taxes are paid and not paid.

The recipients of the rewards and punishments are described as those who obey or disobey the commands of Allah (God) commands, which include prayer, paying the zakāt (head tax: an obligatory charity), belief in the messengers of Allah, fearing God alone, and refraining from theft, adultery, murder, and false witness.

I sipped coffee and watched a Western-dressed mullah discuss the proper manner in which a Muslim should give his obligatory charity (an annual tax of 2.5% of all possessions, called the zakat).

Voting should be made just as obligatory as payment of taxes".

It is time for the UK government to make rainwater harvesting obligatory in new builds and provide tax breaks both for these and retrofits.

The theory behind the deduction was that the amount paid to states in taxes is not really part of an individual's disposable income, because it is obligatory and, therefore, should not be taxed twice.