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The National Awqaf Foundation of South Africa (AWQAF SA) together with Jeddah based Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) (member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group) will be hosting its third Southern African Waqf Cadre Training Programme in  Gauteng during 20-24 November 2013.  The programme is targeted at managers, financial advisors, waqf institutions, organizations that manage waqfs (pious endowments), mosque organizations, accountants, lawyers, professional, women’s,  and youth groups, ulama, social scientists, and other interested persons.  The programme will include interactive lectures, workshops, and discussions. The programme aims  to provide participants  with basic and advanced knowledge, skills, and the values that underpin Islamic Waqf  in particular and sadaqah in general that will enable them to provide advice, consult, train, and implement.   Furthermore, the aim is to provide training in a range of waqf related issues to a range of people from various backgrounds who can make a difference to their communities in developing the waqf system .  Trainers are expected from Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.  Participants are expected  from Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, New Zealand, Australia, Mozambique, Mauritius and other Muslim minority countries, including South Africa.  “The waqf sector worldwide is growing and needs trained,  talented, and qualified  people or “Waqf Cadres” to drive the process not only for the immediate future but to prepare future generations as well . The  waqf sector is a long term,   multigenerational venture.”   Haroon Kalla, Chairperson of the Board of  Trustees of Awqaf SA. Two parallel seminars or fora  ...

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To visit the Beloved Prophet Muhammad’s (saw)  City  Madina Munawwarah, to make Tawaaf of  the Kaaba in the holy precinct of Makka al Mukarramah,  to walk and run between the mounts of Saffa and Marwa in the footsteps Bibi Hajara (AS) in the search  for water for the infant Ismail (AS),   to stand on that great day in Arafat, and to follow the footsteps of the friend of Allah,  Hadhrat Ebrahim (AS) ….indeed The Sacred Journey of Hajj is the desire and dream of every Muslim…all for the pleasure of Allah.   Hajj is a  duty on all Muslims who can afford the sacred journey. But there are many who who save for years to fulfil their duty. Yet there are  others who yearn to  go but will never fulfil their desire just because they cannot afford the cost of Hajj. Some have the means but just not enough  to make it. Many Muslims, both from established and emerging communities,  are unable to afford their journey of  a lifetime due to poverty or  just being unable to save enough. And with inflation eating away their savings, Hajj  becomes just a dream that they can pray for. Traditionally, many sadaqah jariya waqfs were  established in many countries to support unfortunate  hujjjaj or even to assist  hujjjaj with additional facilities such as resting places, food, and medication. Those of us that have been blessed with the   means, may give a gift of  sadaqah jariyah …  now have the opportunity to contribute  to ...

The first International Qur’aan Recital Award (IQRA) organised by the South African Qur’aan Union will be held during 16 to 22 September 2013.   The organisation, with its experience in hosting provincial and national competitions for the last eight years, has embarked on this landmark initiative in an attempt to honour the efforts of students and teachers of the Holy Qur’aan throughout the world. The event serves as an added encouragement for individuals to improve, and hence the aim of the competition is to promote and maintain high levels of Qur’anic learning and service, as well as to train and earmark successful (local) candidates for other international platforms. This year, in addition to allowing reciters from other countries to join, a separate category for female participation has been  opened,  as well as a special section for past winners (champs of champs’ category). Awqaf SA supports this initiative and ask all to make dua for success inshallah. Awqaf SA deems it important not only to encourage the art of recitation, or the art of Quranic calligraphy, but more importantly, in the internalisation and implemenation of Quranic precepts. The organisers will be video stream the entire event  throughout the world. The event will take place at the Masjidul Mubarak in Belhar, Cape Town.