Muscat -- Meethaq Islamic Banking, from bank Muscat, supports the national campaign for Zakate organised by the Ministry of Awqaf and religious affairs during the holy month of Ramadhan. The aim is to collect the Zakate from society members and distribute it to all beneficiaries.
Throughout the campaign, TV and radio programmes will be broadcast, and advertorials will be published in local news papers and on social media. In addition, lectures will be held across the Sultanate to encourage people to pay Zakate.
Sulaiman al Harthy, (pictured) Group General Manager -- Meethaq Islamic Banking said: "the Meethaq partnership with the Ministry of Awqaf and religious affairs reflects Meethaq's goal to support different institutions to achieve their development goals in society".
Sulaiman al Harthy, added: "Meethaq Islamic banking has opened a special account for Zakate payments, managed by Ministry of Awqaf and religious affairs. We have also facilitated Zakate services across different branches and channels, including CDM access; while Mbanking provides the simplest way to calculate and pay Zakate. Meethaq staff are also trained how to help people to calculate their Zakate".
Meethaq is well positioned to provide Islamic financial expertise to diverse segments to promote the good of society as a whole. Meethaq offers a full suite of Islamic banking products, including savings account, current account, home finance, auto finance, credit card, mobile banking,.etc.
Meethaq has adopted the best practices in Islamic banking and finance worldwide to combine a robust model which protects customers and complements the Islamic banking industry.
Every Meethaq product goes through the process of Shari'a compliance certification by the Shari'a Supervisory Board and is created in line with the guidelines of the Central Bank of Oman.
© Oman Daily Observer 2014
