April 13, 2024
UK Muslims ‘more philanthropic’ than other Britons
A representational image showing a British Muslim family holding the British flag. — AFP/File 61% Zakat is given to Islamic bodies, 14% to secular entities. 49% of British Muslims plan to increase their giving. The Muslim community is twice as likely to leave behind a legacy. With Zakat being one of the five pillars of Islam, recent research has revealed that Muslims living in the UK give four times more charity than the rest of the British population. According to Blue State’s report British Muslim Giving Behaviours, overweight British Muslims donated £708 in the last 12 months compared to £165
