Diwan al-birr wa al-sadaqah

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Definition of "Diwan al-birr wa al-sadaqah"

A department during the ‘Abbasid period (AD 750–945) responsible for distributing that part of zakah on which the poor, the needy and the awqaf had a claim.


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