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The Sufis’ and Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s Attitudes Towards the Pillars of Islam 122 In addition to the list of recipients of zakāt , mentioned in the Qur’ān, and the materials noted by the interpreters, the Islamic Tradition ( the Ḥadīth ) refers to the kinds of property subject to alms, their minimum quantity ( niṣāb ) , the rate of zakāt and the one - year periiod ( ḥawl ) of possessing such materials at the end of which zakat is due Zakāt proves one’s sincerity, and if it is not paid, one is accused of being a hypocrite Paying zakāt has the power of purification and protection of one’s property, while refusing to pay causes damages such as drought and loss of livestock 3 Before proceeding to Ibn al - ‘Arabī’s views on zakāt , I shall first review the approaches from the manuals of several prominent th – and 11 th century Sufis Our concern is to show mystical 10 elements in their teachings . However, not all the important Sufis of this period referred to mystical notions existing in zakāt Fo...
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