1. The Third Pillar: What is Zakah?
LO: To be able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.
Key Terms: Devotion, Purification

2. Keyword Bingo
Compulsory

3. RICH AND POOR: Mix – Pair - Share
Partner A: Three words you feel when you see images like these. What are the causes of images like these?
Partner B: Who has a responsibility to deal with these situations?
Be prepared to share your answer verbally with your partner.
LO: To able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.

4. Where am I? Where am I going and how do I get there?
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Where am I?: What is your current grade?
(CWA – Currently working at)
Where am I going?: What is your target grade?
How do I get there?: What are you going to try and do this lesson to achieve it?
(TP – To progress)
LO: To able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.

5. What do I need to do to achieve?
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I can explain Muslim beliefs about Zakah and recognise the effects it may have on a Muslim’s life. As well as expressing similarities in my own life.
I understand the reasons Muslims share their wealth and explain the spiritual reasons for their actions. Relating zakah to my own and other people’s lives.
I fully understand the reasons Muslims practice zakah and begin to evaluate the problems that Muslims may face in the time and country they live in.
Also, relating it to current moral issues using good examples.
LO: To be able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.

6. is Family Finance Do you think this is a fair system?
In your groups count the money given to you.
You will then have 3 minutes to decide what exactly you would do with your sum of money.
Do you think this is a fair system?
LO: To able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.

7. The prophet Muhammad (pbuh) encouraged giving:
What is Zakah?
The third pillar of Islam is called – zakah. Every Muslim who is able to provide for his or her family’s needs must pay 2.5% from their annual savings to help those in need. It is not regarded as choice, but as a religious duty (compulsory giving). Zakah literally means ‘to cleanse’ and ‘purify’. Muslims believe everything they own is Allah’s anyway, what they are doing is distributing his wealth.
The prophet Muhammad (pbuh) encouraged giving:
‘He who eats and drinks while his brother goes hungry is not one of us.’
LO: To able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.

8. G&T (Include this when answering level 6 & 7):
Islam teaches that all wealth is God’s and should be spent in a way in which God would approve. What sort of things would and would not be right for Muslims to spend money on ? (Explain your answer). Would you be willing to give 2.5% of your wealth away? – e.g. School charities
Level 6
Zakah means ‘to purify or cleanse’. How can paying zakah be said to purify or cleanse those who pay it? (You may want to link your answer to Lvl 5) What in your view can be the dangers of money?
Level 7
Some Muslim countries collect 2.5% as part of tax. Do you think it would be easier for Muslims to give 2.5% of their wealth in Britain or in a Muslim country? Why/why not? D
Aim Higher:
Some people would say ‘charity is not a very complete definition of the word zakah. Why?
G&T (Include this when answering level 6 & 7):
‘Helping the poor should be left to the government.’ Do you agree?
LO: To be able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.

9. Peer Assessment Peer Assessment 1) Read through your partner’s answer.
2) Underneath their work, with one colour write a sentence about what they have done well and with another colour write how they can improve next time.
Make
sure you’re paying
attention. You
will be asked to
feedback your
partner’s response.
LO: To be able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.

10. Where does the money from zakah go?
Where do you think charity money should go to?
Who do you think needs the money most out of the following individuals?
Who do you think needs the money the least?
LO: To able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.

11. How nearer am I on my journey?
‘The race is not to the swift, but to those who keep on running.’
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How nearer am I on my journey?: How have you made progress this lesson?
Write down one sentence stating how you know your have improved on your current level and are working towards your target level.
LO: To understand Buddha’s Four Noble truths and explore how if they are followed, they could improve people’s lives.

12. CONTINUUM : LEARNING REFLECTION
‘Everyone in the world should adopt the system of zakah in order to make the world a better place’. Do you agree?
Step 1: Express your views using all the information you have learnt this lesson e.g. 2.5 %, cleanse
Step 2: Listen to what your partner has to say. Make sure you listen carefully as I will ask you what they said.
Step 3: Share with the teacher and class.
LO: To able to explain how Zakah works to help the poor and evaluate how useful a system it is.