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Welcome - Ahlan wa Sahlan - Jabulelwa
Assalaamu Alaykum - Peace be upon you - ukuThula.
Awqaf SA
welcomes you to
this site. Here you can learn about the institution of Waqf, civil society
philanthropic endowments, empowerment projects, and other interesting
features. Please send us any suggestions or constructive criticisms about
the site or about any aspect of Awqaf SA.
AWQAF SA presents: Leadership Development Seminar 2011
Announcement: Fully Booked
Click
here to download the 2nd Children of Islam Post Event Brochure and
Report
Commemoration“1400th Year of the
Revelation
of
the Holy Qur’an”
link to www.alquran.org.za or http://celebrating1400yearsofalquran.org.za/
The revelation of
the Holy Qur’an to the Noble Prophet Muhammad (May
Allah’s choicest
blessings be upon him) began circa 610AD in the cave of Hira’ on
Jabl Nur near Makkah. 2010/2011 marks 1400 years since the beginning of the
revelation of the Holy Qur’an.
An
International Inaugural Conference was held during Ramadaan 1432 /2010 under the
auspices of The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) (a
subsidiary of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)) to launch the
project around the theme “1400th Year of the Revelation of the Holy Qur’an”.
Several countries, including South Africa, attended. The National Awqaf
Foundation
of South Africa (Awqaf SA) deems it important for the Ummah particularly in
Southern African countries to collaborate in this effort.
Muslim
organisations/NGO's, institutions, masjids, jama’ahs, schools, madressahs,
Universities, and media
establishments are invited to participate in the project by initiating
appropriate activities and programmes that would
highlight the importance of the Holy Qur’an,
its message for humankind, and its contribution to Islamic and world
civilisation.
For
further information, aims and objectives, and suggested activities
Click
here to download the brochure.
Click
here to download the poster.
Click
here to download the logo.
Guaranteed Repayment.
Multiplied Returns.
“Who will Loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan
which Allah will double unto his/her credit and multiply many times?” Baqarah 2:245
Allah (swt) describes sadaqah or spending in charity as “a beautiful loan”.
Can you miss the opportunity of leaving behind a charitable legacy no
matter how small or big?
The
National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (Awqaf SA) specializes in the revival,
promotion, development, investment, and protection of legacies or
awqaf
(sing: waqf) that you leave behind either during your lifetime or when you
are gone. Any cash, property, shares, jewelry, coins, that you give away as a
sadaqah Jariyyah will be treated as a beautiful loan and administered by Awqaf
SA.
Our
professional team will ensure that long after you have passed on… your legacy or
beautiful loan will still be working for you…
Click
here for forms and more details.
Generosity is Good for the Spirit... We make a
living by what we get. We make a life by what we give!
Make a Waqf Today!
A full biography of Dr Rashid Salojee has
been commissioned by Awqaf SA and will soon be published after a special
launch in August 2010 inshallah.
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Invitation: Please follow awqafsa on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/awqafsa
to know whats happening when it happens.
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First
Draft SA Mslim
Charter Initiative more
The Muslim Charter Discussion Document is currently
being circulated to organisations and individuials. Should you require a
copy, please send us an email on
info@awqafsa.org.za and we will email to you.
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Recommendations
of the Southern Africa Waqf Training Course, December 2009.
Colosseum Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa... read
or download
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Water
Wells for Malawi
AwqafSA in conjunction with the Muslim
Woman Magazine launched a "Build a well" campaign in
January 2010, through a series called Empowering Women Islamically,
which encourages Muslim Women in South Africa to be more involved in
community projects. Through this project, we have Muslim women in
South Africa donated funds to build 12 wells in Malawi. This will be
an ongoing project. Anyone wishing to contribute to this and other
initiatives should contact info@awqafsa.org.za.
Awqaf personnel and its partners are currently in Malawi in order to
get the construction started.
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Proceedings of the International Symposium on Islamic
Civilisation in Southern Africa have been published in a beautiful
hardcover book form.
The book
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A WORLD FIRST: WAQF
STUDIES COURSE BY DISTANCE LEARNING
AWQAF SA SIGNS MOU WITH
LEADING TRAINING INSTITUTE
AWQAF SA and Pakistan based Al Huda Centre of Islamic Banking and
Economics (Al Huda CIBE) formally entered into a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU)
whereby Al Huda CIBE will provide a “Waqf Studies” course
through its distance learning platform side by side with its other training
programmes. Al Huda is a leading institute focused on providing training
courses and certificate programmes in various fields relevant to Islamic Finance
and banking such as takaful, sukuk, and Islamic microfinance.
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The
Islamic Vision of Development in the Light of Maqasid
al-Shariah (Higher Objectives of the Shari'ah)
M Omer
Chapra
The ultimate goal of all Islamic teachings is to be
a blessing for mankind. This is the primary purpose for which the
Prophet (S) * was
sent to this world (Qur’an, 21:107).1
One of the
indispensable ways
to realize this goal is to promote the falah
or real well-being of all
the people living on earth, irrespective of their race, color, age,
sex or nationality.2
The word falah
and its derivatives have
been used 40 times
in the Qur’an. Another word, fawz,
which is a synonym of falah,
has also been used 29
times along with its
derivatives. This is also the goal towards which the muezzin calls
the faithful five times a day, showing thereby the importance
of falah in
the Islamic worldview.
Read article
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Mufti Taqi Usmani, World Renowned Islamic Economic
Advisor speaks to the WEF 2010... read
or download full speech
In modern economics, we are
used to a purely materialistic and secular approach that does not allow
religious concepts to interfere with its theories and concepts, on the premise
that economy is outside the domain of religion. It is, however, an interesting
irony that every dollar note has the admission: “In
God we trust”,
but when it comes to develop theories to earn dollars or to distribute or spend
them, trust is placed only on human ideas based on personal assessments; God is
held totally out of picture, as being irrelevant to economic activities!!!
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Create your own Sadaqah
Jariyyah/ Waqf Charity Endowment. As little or as much as you can afford.
Manifold rewards from Allah…
You too can buy unlimited Sadaqah Jariyyah /
Waqf endowment units for as little as R1 each and reap rewards/thawaab
forever. 
a 14th century Waqfiyyah |
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40 Reasons to support Awqaf SA
Why not give your charity to Awqaf SA? Give Waqf. Give Lillah. Give Zakaah. Give interest money. Find more ways of giving and
projects you can support...more
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PART TIME ISLAMIC LAW COURSE OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY
OF KWAZULU-NATAL (UKZN)
Students may register for selected modules. . For full details please
log into the UKZN website at
http://islamiclaw.ukzn.ac.za
In terms of an MOU with Awqaf SA the UKZN will also be offering a
module in WAQF STUDIES.
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Maths & Science are major
stumbling blocks in South African schools for learners among the poorest of
the poor.
If you wish to help, or wish to contribute to the
Education Endowment Fund contact Awqaf SA.
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| Volunteering
helps grow the soul and spirit. Join the Awqaf SA Volunteer Network today
and be part of a historic, growing organization that serves not only
humanity but all creation including the environment.
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Waqf originated
directly under the approval and advice of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
The topic of Waqf is large but essential knowledge for anyone
working for social development. more... |
Tree, Food, & Water Waqf
Now you can contribute to
an everlasting endowment that would continuously plant trees, grow
food, and provide water to the poor and needy. Would you like to be
part of it? Read more...
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Selected papers of the Intermational Symposium on
"Islamic Civilisation in Southern Africa" (cohosted by
Awqaf SA, University of Johannesburg, and IRCICA) have been
published in a hardcover edition.
Tax incentives
for donors when donating to Awqaf SA...more...
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MASAJID / MOSQUES in SOUTH AFRICA. A full listing for each
of the 9 provinces as well as a listing for Lesotho, Swaziland,
Mozambique, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. click
to view or download
Find Salaah times in your area:
Click on the picture above
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In
South Africa, trade union members contribute 1% of their salaries to their
respective trade unions. In Singapore, every working Muslim contributes a
regular amount of upwards of R20 per month into a single Mosque
Development Fund. Members of the Aga Khan community in India and
East Africa contribute 20% of their salaries into their central community
Fund. If you are a monthly earner we call on you to make a
regular monthly donation as waqf. Please sign up for the 1% per month
campaign. This an ongoing campaign to make waqf accessible to all. Click
here for 1% per month debit order form.
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