Qurbani Share Calculator
Per-share and per-person cost from the price of the animal.
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How the calculation works
A cow, buffalo or camel is divided into seven shares and a goat or sheep is one, so the per-share price is the animal's price divided by its share count. That division is the whole point: at the market a whole cow looks far dearer than a whole goat, but per share it is usually the cheaper of the two.
The result is given per share and for the number of shares you are taking, since a household may take one share of a cow or a whole goat. The animal price and the share count are repeated in the result so the working can be checked against the receipt.
Common mistakes
- Comparing whole-animal prices instead of per-share prices, which is the mistake this tool exists to prevent.
- Splitting a share between two families. A share is one household's; two households cannot share one.
- Forgetting the butcher's and skinning charges, which are usually added at the market.
When to use it
- Use it to decide between a cow share and a goat, and to settle a group's contribution.
- It does not rule on religious validity -- it only does the arithmetic of the division.
Worked example
A 120,000 cow at seven shares: 17,142.86 per share.
Common questions
Cow or goat: which is cheaper?
Per share the cow is usually cheaper, even though its price looks larger. Run both through this calculator and compare the per-share figure -- that comparison is what goes wrong most often at the market.
How many shares can you take?
A cow, buffalo or camel has at most seven shares, and a goat or sheep is one share -- that is, one animal for one person. The division follows the religious rule, so one share covers one household.
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