Shaikh 'ABD AL-Qadir AL-Gaylani Foundation

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PEACEFUL SUFI SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS OF ISLAM, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) THE PROMOTION OF THE SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS OF THE GREAT SUFI MASTER AND SCHOLAR SHAIKH ‘ABD AL-QADIR AL-GAYLANI (AL-JILANI) AND, HIS SUCCESSORS, THE MASTERS OF THE SUFI ORDER "TARIQA ‘ALIYYA QADIRIYYA KASNAZANIYYA".(B) THE EXPOSURE AND REBUTTAL OF DISTORTED INTERPRETATIONS OF ISLAM THAT PRESENT IT AS A VIOLENT OR INTOLERANT RELIGION.(C) THE PROVISION OF LITERATURE, LECTURES, AND MEETINGS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE SUFI INTERPRETATION OF ISLAM, HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP SPIRITUALLY, REFUTE EXTREMIST VIEWS OF ISLAM, AND PROMOTE INTERFAITH DIALOGUE.(D) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF PLACES OF SPIRITUAL WORSHIP FOR PERFORMING THE SUFI PRACTICE OF DHIKR (REMEMBRANCE OF GOD).(2) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;(B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.(3) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND FOOD AND CLOTHING TO THE NEEDY.