730 families receive QR18.8mn Zakat aid in October

A total of 730 families in Qatar benefited from a financial aid of QR18.8mn, provided by the Zakat Affairs Department in October, a statement from the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs said. The total amount stood at QR18,827,512.Mohammed Hassan al-Tamimi, head of the Zakat Disbursements Section, said the Zakat Affairs Department is keen to deliver Zakat funds paid by individuals and companies to deserving beneficiaries from registered families inside Qatar. The aid is disbursed by the Zakat Affairs Department to the beneficiaries of the registered families in accordance with the controls, Sharia banks and approved mechanisms.The aid disbursed in October was of two types. The first was periodic aid provided every month to eligible families. The value of this aid stood at QR8,226,747. The second type was lump-sum aid, disbursed one-time, as needed. This aid was with a value of QR10,600,765, the official explained.The Zakat Affairs Department allows those entitled to request assistance to apply on the Department’s website www.zakat.gov.qa. The applicant needs to fill in the required documents and upload them, as instructed.Applicants are informed about the status of the requests via text messages. Individuals and companies can also pay their obligatory Zakat through the Zakat Affairs Department's website or through collection offices and points across the country.