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How to Calculate Zakat in the UAE: Nisab, Hawl and the 2.5% That Follows
Three concepts decide everything: whether you cross the threshold, whether a lunar year has passed, and what counts as zakatable. A working method for UAE residents, with the numbers that matter in 2026.
Zakat on Gold in the UAE: The Jewellery Question, Settled Enough to Act On
Gold is the asset UAE households actually hold, and the one where zakat confusion runs deepest. The nisab weights, the jewellery debate, how to value a mixed collection, and the calculation with the metal at record prices.
Zakat on Savings in the UAE: Accounts, Profit Rates and National Bonds, Worked Through
Your savings account balance is the easiest zakat calculation you will do, until you ask about the expected profit, the prize draws and the sukuk. How zakat applies across the UAE halal savings shelf.
Zakat on Stocks and Funds: The Intention Test That Decides Your Calculation
The same share can owe zakat two different ways depending on why you hold it. How traders and investors calculate differently, what to do with ETFs and robo portfolios, and the honest limits of every shortcut.
Zakat on Business Assets: What Your Company Owes When Nobody Is Collecting
Inventory, receivables and the business bank account are zakatable; the warehouse, vans and machinery are not. How UAE business owners separate trading assets from tools, and why the calculation is easier than the discipline.
Where to Pay Zakat in the UAE: Channels, Eligibility and the App That Replaced the App
The Zakat Fund app is discontinued, the Awqaf authority runs the system, and Abu Dhabi surfaces services through TAMM. Your real options for discharging zakat in the UAE, and how to vet each one.
Seven Zakat Myths UAE Residents Actually Believe, Corrected
No, the government does not collect it. No, taxes do not count. No, jewellery is not automatically exempt, and Ramadan is not the deadline. The misconceptions that quietly cancel zakat for entire households, taken apart one by one.
Murabaha for UAE Businesses: Where Cost-Plus Finance Fits and Where It Hurts
Murabaha powers most Islamic business finance in the UAE: simple, fixed, and unforgiving on early exit. How the contract works, the commodity variant to scrutinize, and the clauses that decide your real cost.
Islamic Crowdfunding and UAE SMEs: The 2026 Landscape
Fifty-three Islamic crowdfunding platforms operate globally, the largest category in a fintech sector projected at US$179 billion, and the UAE is one of its anchor ecosystems. What exists, what the regulators built, and how to read it.