OFFERINGS

The Arabic word naẕr ( نذر‎ ) is often used for an offering, but in its strict theological meaning it expre es a vow. K͟hairāt ( خيرات‎ ), pl. of K͟hair , is used for ordinary acts of charity. Ṣadaqah ( صدقة‎ ) also expre es the same meaning. Niyāz ( نياز‎ ) is an offering to a saint. Zakāt ( زكوة‎ ), the legal alms. [For an account of these offerings refer to the words.]