Islamic Education Centre Birmingham

A)TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND CULTURE IN MIDLANDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE ESTABLISHING OF A PLACE OF WORSHIP, HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS EVENTS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON ISLAM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE MUSLIM RELIGION AS DEFINED AND INTERPRETED FROM THE DIVINE QUR'AN & PROPHETIC SUNNAH BY THE CLASSICAL ISLAMIC ORTHODOX TRADITION, THE WAY OF THE MAJORITY OF MUSLIMS FOR THE MAJORITY OF ISLAMIC HISTORY KNOWN AS THE - THE AHLE SUNNAH WAL JAMAA-AH - AS ENSHRINED, ADHERED AND PROMOTED BY THE SUNNI HANAFI-BARELWI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT;B)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SCRIPTURAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ORGANISING MAINSTREAM EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORT AND FACILITATING LANGUAGE CLASSES, AIMING TO RAISE THE EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ISLAM AS WELL CONTRIBUTING TO WIDER EDUCATION AND ORGANISING OTHER COMMUNITY LEARNING AND SKILLS PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS;C)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR NATIONALITY, RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF;D)TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF MIDLANDS AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, PROMOTION OF GOOD NEIGHBOURLY RELATIONS, AND RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND SERVING THEIR NEEDS BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, GENDER, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, HARDSHIP, SOCIAL, CULTURAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES;E)THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS TO THE PUBLIC HIGHLIGHTING SHARED VALUES AND COMMON INTERESTS TO HELP PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS.F)TO DO ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR ANY OF THEM.