One of the five pillars of Islam is called "charity", for the gift of money and or goods. The word "charity" means both "purification" and "growth". Some Muslims have pointed out that plants pruning removes branches that do not produce fruit and encourage new growth. In a few Muslims similarly, often believe that giving Zakat through the cleanse from sin and that God uses it as a test of the true Islamic belief. Zakat consists of giving 2.5 per cent annual increase in its
