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    Zakat

    Classification of zakat [pic] Zakat is divided into two main categories 1. - Zakat of al-Fitr (i.e. the breaking of the fast at the end ofRamadan. It is also referred to as the Zakat of the body. 2. - Zakat of wealth. Zakat of al-Fitr: Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam ordered that this kind of charity should be observed inthe same year in which the fasting during Ramadan was imposed.A day, or two days preceding al-Fitr the Prophet addressed theMuslims saying:"Give for charity, be

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    Gold Standard

    controversial decision FDR made was to remove the US from the Gold Standard which he did in June of 1933.1 The Gold Standard is a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold. The decision to remove the United States from the Gold Standard came as a result of the tremendous economic hardship of the Great Depression, which Americans had already been enduring the symptoms of for several years before FDR took office in 1932.2 The Gold Standard was not plausible according to many economic experts

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    Community Life

    castle on All Hallow Eve’s. If he were to complete his task the owner of the castle would give him a thousand gold reales. While he was eating, Esteban heard a voice from the chimney which said “oh me! “ The ghost wanted someone to stay in the castle so he can get his body back. He also wanted Esteban to give the copper coins to the church, the silver coins to the poor, and keep the gold coins for himself. When one is selfless the community values itself. In the folktale “The Warrior Maiden”, there

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    Analysis of Ritz-Carlton's Success

    philosophies and consistent application proven leadership and management methods, The Ritz-Carlton truly has developed into the gold standard of luxury hotel accomodations. Analysis of The Ritz-Carlton’s Success The Ritz-Carlton proudly announces on their website: You can't be a legend without a great story... The Ritz-Carlton has been recognized with numerous awards for being the gold standard of hospitality. Now with 81 properties in 27 countries and 38,000 employees, The Ritz-Carlton continues to achieve

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    The Pursuit of Happiness

    The Pursuit of Happiness Andrew Roberts PSY/220 June 9, 2013 The Pursuit of Happiness The Pursuit of Happiness for one person is different for that of another person. The same goes for those of different cultures. It could be the traditions in how they are brought up as children and what they are taught to believe at an early age. In America we are continually told about the American Dream which is the portrait of the perfect family in a Norman Rockwell painting, the perfect job, the house

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    Language Analysis

    LANGUAGE ANALYSIS By releasing the national health report and It's findings to everyday Australians. The immense extent of our obesity issue. From the moment of it's release awareness has been on the rise. Gary Jennings’ and Simon Stewart’s opinion piece, ‘When it comes to being fatties, we’re winners’ reiterates the findings of the report emphasising the problem is a result of social issues rather than a freak accident. The writers stress the need to act now to avoid dire consequences if we are

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    Direct Marketing

    its early days, Tanishq was positioned as an international jewellery brand for the Indian elite. This meant it catered to a niche market. The Tanishq portfolio comprises a wide range of jewellery, including 18-carat studded products, 22-carat plain-gold products, silverware and coins. Tanishq is the first brand in the jewellery category to introduce collections designed exclusively for the modern Indian woman, especially working women. Tanishq pioneered the concept of branded jewellery and ornaments

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    Speech

    We go to office depot and raid the paper section for different lengths of paper and go to target to get snacks and food. It is a very big deal in our family so when I took the gold medal for my regular or “standard” paper airplane in 06 I was on top of the world. So today I am going to teach you how to make my famous gold medal winning regular paper airplane. You’re welcome. So I am going to first start out by passing out some awesome paper so you can get some hands on experience making my world

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    Gta 5 Cheats

    Enter one of the following codes while playing. Using cheats will disable Trophies for the current session. 5 minutes of Invincibility: Right, X, Right, Left, Right, R1, Right, Left, X, Triangle Full Health & Armor: Circle, L1, Triangle, R2, X, Sqaure, Circle, Right, Square, L1, L1, L1 Unlock weapons: Triangle, R2, Left, L1, X, Right, Triangle, Down, Square, L1, L1, L1 Super Jump (hold Square to jump higher): Left, Left, Triangle, Triangle, Right, Right, Left, Right, Square

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    Nixon's Economic Boom

    dollars into gold. Prior to Nixon ending the gold convertibility, the world ran on the Bretton Woods Monetary System. The Bretton Woods Monetary System made it so that all U.S. currency held outside the country was redeemable at the rate of $35 an ounc. Although, this system was slowly deteriorating and by 1971 debts were being paid off and causing massive inflation of the U.S. dollar, Nixon had no choice but to try and keep our economy afloat. By unpegging the U.S. dollar to gold Nixon created

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