Infaq
Sign in to saveInfāq () is an Arabic word meaning "spending, disbursement;" but also carries the sense of doing so simply to please God without asking for any favor or hoping for a return.
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- Has part
- Diyya
- Religion
- Sufism
- Official language
- Arabic
- Location
- world
- Image
- Beqere, Çêlek.jpg
- Connects with
- yaqeen
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- Commons category
- Personal finance in Islam
- described by source
- TDV Islamic Encyclopedia
- name in native language
- إِنْفَاقٌ، نَفَقَةٌ
- vocalized name
- إِنْفَاقٌ، نَفَقَةٌ
- language of work or name
- multiple languages
- culture
- cultural globalization
- work available at URL
- www.qurananalysis.com/?q=نفقة
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Infāq () is an Arabic word meaning "spending, disbursement;" but also carries the sense of doing so simply to please God without asking for any favor or hoping for a return.
The word ʾinfāq is mentioned once in the Qurʾān in Q17:100. The imperative form of the verb (ʾanfiqū) (أَنفِقُوا) appears 18 times in the Qurʾān Similar wording is found at Q8:3; Q14:31; Q22:35; Q28:54; Q32:16.
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