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The Requirements of Time and Place… K. Korkmaz and S.H. Abedian (203

               zakat  is  obligatory  on  the         mandate  new  pieces  of
               wealth  of  the  trade.  (Ref:         commercial  real  estate;

               Kolyni, 1967)                          because it is obvious  from
                  God  Almighty  says  in             the verse “Take my property
               another verse:                         as charity” that the collection

                  “O  you  who  believe,              of  zakat  is  one  of  the
                  obey Allah and obey the             obligations  of  the  Islamic
                  Messenger, and the first            ruler  and  the  ruling  on

                  commandment  is  mine”.             zakat  is  one  of  the  state's
                  (Quran, 4: 59)                      rulings,  he  applies  these
                                                      rulings with God's permission
                  Martyr Sadr says:                   while taking the interests of
                  This text clearly indicates         society  into  consideration.
               the  obligation  to  obey  the         (Sadr, 2012, Vol. 1)
               governors.  Due  to  this,

               high-ranking Islamic authorities           2.  The Existence of Fixed
               have  the  power  to  engage                  and  Variable  Rules
               in  the  affairs  of  society  to             in  Islam  and  the

               support  it  and  create  an                  Authority of Proof
               Islamic  balance  within  it           Time  and  location  play  a
               while  also  ensuring  that            significant  part  in  the

               others  obey  them.  It  is            Islamic  economic  system
               essential  to  consider  the           and  Shari'a  rulings.  They
               needs  of  society          and        are crucial for establishing

               remove  any  barriers  to              and  identifying  the  rulings
               advancement.  He  also  has            that have been given to the
               the  power  to  create  and            guardian as well as for the
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