Essay: What is Charity?
Charity is the act of giving money, goods or time to the unfortunate.
This can be done either directly or by means of a charitable trust or other worthy cause.
Charitable giving as a religious act or duty is called Zakat or Sadqa.. Those people who can not support themselves and may become ‘beggars‘.
Most forms of charity are concerned with providing basic necessities such as food, water, clothing, healthcare and shelter
With regards to religious aspects, the recipient of charity may offer to pray for the benefactor
There are three different kinds of charity: pure, public, and foreign.
Pure charity is entirely gratuitous.
Public charity is charity that benefits the whole rather than the individual.
Foreign charity is when the beneficiary lives in another country.
