Charity obligations drew a New Zealand woman to convert to Islam.

Evidence

Islam’s undeniable philanthropic spirit pulled Linda, a third-generation New Zealander, into the faith and community. Charity (zakat) is one of Islam’s foundational pillars, and reading the Prophet Muhammad’s declarations about the spiritual obligation to meet the needs of the hungry and underprivileged, regardless of faith, were compelling calls to action for Linda. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1001

Categorization

Category: Causal Relationships

• DEFINE: Defines zakat as the Islamic charitable pillar directed at the hungry and underprivileged regardless of faith.
• XREF: Provides a counter-example to Islamophobic framings of Muslim communities as insular — a white convert drawn in by the faith’s philanthropy.

Related

• The Islamic charity pillar drew converts into Muslim communities (similarity 0.92)
• A white New Zealand woman embraced the Muslim community her nation’s history displaced (similarity 0.79)
• Islam is not foreign to New Zealand or antithetical to its values (similarity 0.78)