Question 2. Zakat was an/a (a) agriculture tax (b) alms tax (c) religious tax (d) trade tax Answer
zakat, Arabic zakāt, an obligatory tax required of Muslims, one of the five Pillars of Islam. The zakat is levied on five categories of property—food grains; fruit; camels, cattle, sheep, and goats; gold and silver; and movable goods—and is payable each year after one year's possession.
