Round 12: Tossup 20
Description acceptable. General Zia-ul-Haq instituted councils named after this practice in Pakistan and decreed a year later that Shia Muslims could file for exemption from this practice and ushr (“oo-sher”). According to the Surah At-Tawbah, eight different kinds of people may benefit from this practice, which include stranded travellers and recent converts. A specific form of this practice is done before Eid al-Fitr, at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. This practice is contrasted with a voluntary sadaqah (“SAW-dah-kah”). Pakistan and Saudi Arabia governmentally mandate this Third Pillar of Islam. For 10 points, zakat is a mandate for Muslims to do what action involving 2.5 percent of their capital assets for the poor? ■END■
ANSWER: charity [or almsgiving; or donation; or tithe; accept word forms like donating; accept descriptions of giving to the poor; accept zakat or Zakat Councils or Zakat al-Fitr until “zakat” is read]
<Editors, Religion> | Packet M
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 1 | 100% | 100% | 113.00 |
| UK (South) | UK | 1 | 100% | 0% | 102.00 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 61.00 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 12 | 100% | 50% | 99.50 |
| Midwest | US | 1 | 100% | 100% | 109.00 |
| Northeast | US | 12 | 92% | 58% | 104.45 |
| Pacific | US | 9 | 89% | 44% | 90.25 |
| Southeast | US | 1 | 100% | 100% | 113.00 |
| Upstate NY | US | 1 | 100% | 100% | 102.00 |