Erdington Islamic Foundation

TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY MEANS OF BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS AND TENETS OF ISLAM, PROVISION FOR FACILITIES OF WORSHIP AND PROVISION FOR FACILITIES FOR ISLAMIC EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QUR’AAN AND THE SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AS DEFINED AND INTERPRETED BY THE AHLE SUNNAH WAL JAM’AAH CONFORMING TO THE DOCTRINE DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3.1 BELOW. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS; AND TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. 3.1 DOCTRINE THE DOCTRINE SHALL BE REFINED AS TEACHINGS OF THE QUR’AN AND THE SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMED (PBUH) AS DEFINED AND INTERPRETED BY THE AHLUS SUNNAH WAL JAM’AH AS EXPOUNDED BY THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAMIC SCHOLARS BEING:• THE DECLARATION THAT THERE IS NO DEITY WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH, AND MUHAMMED (PEACE BE UPON HIM) IS THE FINAL MESSENGER OF ALLAH: • THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOUR SCHOOLS OF ISLAMIC THOUGHT BEING HANAFEE, SHAAFA’EE, HAMBALEE AND MALIKEE: • THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE SUNNAH OF THE FOUR RIGHTLY GUIDED CALIPHS OF ISLAM BEING ABU-BAKR, ‘UMAR, ‘UTHMAN AND ‘ALI (MAY ALLAH (SWT) BE PLEASED WITH ALL OFF THEM.