Gill Smith wrote:
>
> Good time to go begging
>
> Or look scruffy uptown
>
> when I was a gardener in Central London, a sloe-eyed
> young lady gave me a twenty quid note because that's
> what rich folks are supposed to do to poor people at
> the end of Ramadan


Charity is one of the 'pillars' of Islam, as it is in other religions.
Used to help out some charities in London with collection in the nearest
Tube station. During Ramadan, the Muslims in the area did indeed
contribute more, even when it was an obviously Christian charity.