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Welcome to the Ashraaf Islamic Foundation

BRIEF ABOUT ASHRAAF ISLAMIC FOUNDATION

ASHRAAF Islamic Foundation is a faith-based and not-for-profit organization through Islamic and Humanitarian programmes and projects are being reeled out for the benefit of mankind.

This is to entrenching proper understanding of Islam and making positive impact in the lives of Muslims and non–Muslims alike.

The Foundation was incorporated with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with CAC/II/NO 124231 with a vision of “achieving a Nigerian society where Islam is better understood and impacting positively in the lives of people.”

ASHRAAF also has its Mission statement as “To propagate, project, promote and convey the true concept of Islam to all mankind as well as using Islam as a driver for community development through Islamic education and socioeconomic interventions.”

The Foundation is well-positioned at taking humanitarian services and Islamic evangelism to the nooks and crannies of Nigeria and beyond in a bead to ensuring global peace and development.

The Founder of the ASHRAAF Islamic Foundation, Imam Dr. Sharafudeen AbdulSalam Aliagan, is presently the Zonal Missioner and Chief Imam of NASFAT Mosque, Utako, Abuja. Imam Aliagan recently bagged a Professional Doctorate from the Institute of Commerce Research and Enterprises Development (ICRED). He is Preacher of international repute that is committed at taking humanitarian services and Islamic evangelism to the global communities.

The Foundation has since inception been engaging itself in its lined-up programmes such as annual Ramadan lectures and prayer for the nation, scholarship for primary and secondary schools’ pupils, Dawah, feeding program, provision of needed item to the vulnerable group in the society, visitation to orphanage homes, prisons and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It has also been offering support services to widows, children and persons with special needs as ordained by Allah in the Holy Qur’an 61:10. “O you who believe! Shall I inform you of a trade that will save you from a painful torment?” Qur’an 61:11 “That you believe in God and His Messenger, and strive in the cause of God with your possessions and yourselves. That is best for you, if you only knew.”

Our Vision

Achieving a Nigerian society where Islam is better understood and impacting positively in the lives of people through socioe-conomic interventions.

Our Mission

To propagate, project, promote and convey the true concept of Islam to all mankind.

Our Goal

Bridging religion’s knowledge gap and improving the living standards of the people.

Thematic Focus Areas

Islamic Dawah
Quality and Integrated Education
Socio-economic Empowerment

Quran Quote

“And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says indeed, I am of the Muslims”. Quran 41 v 33.

Hadith Quote

The Messenger of Allah says: “For Allah to guide right anyone through you is better for you than the world and its content.” Sohih Muslim 2674.

Our Objectives

The objectives are to:

Organise religion, educational and charitable activities for the benefit of humanity.
Establish, manage and support Masjids.
Establish, manage and support in Arabic and Islamic centres and schools in order to provide Islamic education, publish Islamic books and maintain a library for the same purposes.
Organize seminars, symposiums, workshops and lectures on religion and other topical issues with the view of projecting Islamic perspectives and scholarships with utmost regard for Ikhtilaf.
Actively participate in and impact on peaceful dialogue and conflicts resolution both local and international.

Present at the occasion were HRH Emmanuel Gada, the District Head, Apo Figba, Oba Engr. Michael Adeleke, the Yoruba Chief of Bwari, Chief M.A Owolabi, Yoruba Chief of Apo and Hajia Chief Mrs. Iyabo Animashaun, APC Chieftain and former Iyaloja, Oshodi, Lagos.

The outreach was planned in order to put smiles on the faces of these persons and also serve as a reminder that the society still remembers and care for their welfare.

The celebration was to remind them that their place in the society is not forgotten and also make the Sallah a memorable event registered in their hearts.

It was planned with lots of food and fun activities for both the children and their parent, along with spiritual admonition from our scholars present. Food items (cooked and raw) such as Rice, Maggie, Salt, Meat (2 rams), cash token in envelopes were taken along and funfair activities.

On 8th of April, 2023 ASHRAAF is again welcomes you all to the Annual Ramadan (1444AH) Lecture Series themed: Drug Abuse, Criminality and Insecurity in Nigeria: Towards a Collective Solution to be delivered by the Executive Chairman of Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Retired Maj. General Buba Marwa and other panelists together with Annual National Prayer for Unity and Peaceful coexistence of our great country Nigeria as well as Award ceremony for the strong supporters and Pillars of the Foundation.

It is therefore our hope and expectations that justice will be done to this carefully selected topic that offer sustainable solutions to Nigerians National question in line with Islamic perspectives.

We enjoy government to take advantage of the divine solutions offered freely by the Foundation.

We want to sincerely appreciate you as we prayed Almighty Allah to appreciate and reward you the more.

Programmes and Projects

The specific objectives of the have been devolved into Programmes and Projects towards the realization of the Foundation’s goal. These are subsequently explained.

The Foundation has carefully designed series of programmes and projects to achieve its noble aims and objectives in conveying the message of Almighty Allah (SWT), His noble Prophet Muhammad (SAW) as well as socioeconomic programmes and projects that can impact positively in the lives of Muslims and non-Muslims.They are as follow:

Rural
Urban
National
Global Da’wah

As part of the Specific objectives in achieving the goal of the Foundation, Ur-ban, Rural, National and Global Da’wah (Evangelism) was designed to invite people, Muslims and non-Muslims, to understand the worship of Allah as expressed in the Qur’an and the sunnah of Muhammad and to inform them about Muhammad and with the power of internet and Social Media we are reaching out up to the global world at the same time.

ASHRAAF Zakat Administration

ASHRAAF has taken into cognizance the socioeconomic imbalances as well as understanding the position of Zakat as one of the pillars of Islam which is an obligatory charity that has the potential to ease the suffering of millions of people. As contained in the mission statement of the organisation, the Foundation is using Islam as a driver from community to national development and

has been walking the talk of the essence Zakat to achieve in the lives of Muslims and Non- Muslims in reaching out to the needy with strong believe that paying zakat purifies, increases and blesses

the remainder of their wealth as well as affecting positively to ease the condition of the less privileged for the better.

ASHRAAF Islamic TV Programme

Without any doubt, media has a significant positive impact on the Islam if properly utilised, it helps to spread the cause of Allah (SWT), improve the lots of human kinds and helps reduce vices in the society. ASHRAAF with a very strong conviction that Media has a role to play in today’s Dawah. The organisation has been working with the professionals in the industry to look into the possibilities of having ASHRAAF TV Channel to further the organisation cause and achieve one of its specific objectives in Islamic evangelism. Meanwhile, for the past four ears, ASHRAAF has consistently producing Daily Ramadan TV Programme tagged: Voice of Islam, it is currently on air on AIT for this year Ramadan.

ASHRAAF Islamic Monthly Magazine (Print)

The fall and fall of Islamic print media was part and parcel of a broader gap occasioned in information dissemination even in Muslim-majority societies. Islam and Muslims are at the mercy of

conventional Media owned by non-Muslims where a page or two highest is being dedicated to more 140 million Nigerian Muslims and Islamic religion. It was a time of the decisive passing of an old order of urban notables by which prominent religious, economic, and military chiefs served as mediators between ruler and ruled

Online Platform

The social media has a significant positive impact on the Islam if properly utilised, it help spread the cause of Allah (SWT and Prophet Muhammed, SAW, improves the lots of human kinds and helps reduce vices in the society. But the loose or free run of the social media is detested by Islam. The Foundation has register her presence online and is equally working with Media professionals to put up a befitting online platform that will adequately represent the interest of Muslim and a veritable platform where Muslim and non-Muslim can get quality and credible Islamic news.

Past Events and Activities

On the 26th of January, 2019 ASHRAAF celebrated its First Maolid Nabiyy with a Public Lecture themed: Leadership, Politics and Peace: The Way of Prophet Muhammad, at National Mosque Auditorium

ASHRAAF ISLAMIC FOUNDATION organized Annual National Ramadan (1440AH) Prayer themed: “Peace and Security for National Development” held on 25th of May, 2019 at the National Mosque Auditorium, Central Area, Abuja.

ASHRAAF has intervened in socioeconomic development of more than 50 peoples within the first year of its operations during COVID-19 Global Pandemic Disease.

ASHRAAF partners AL AQSOH Arabic and Islamic School, Kubwa to provide quality Arabic andIslamic education at highly subsidized rate for close 100 pupils.

ASHRAAF has provided a lite financial support to 11 women to establishing a petty trade to support their children among many interventions that are yet to be captured.

In 11th of January, 2020, the Foundation also celebrate its Annual Ramadan Lecture with the theme, Islamic Perspectives on Economic: Options for Nigeria at the National Mosque Auditorium.

The Foundation Annual National Prayers/Ramadan Lecture was held on the 1st of May, 2021 with the topic, Islam: The Panacea to National Crisis.

AL-AQSOH Islamic School Kubwa that is being powered and supported by the Foundation presented its 1st Waleemotul-Qur’an (Graduation) at the school premises on the 13th of August, 2021.

Also on November, 2021, ASHRAAF in collaboration with AL-AQSOH Islamic School Kubwa present Annual Maolid Nabiyy 1443 AH.

On 23 rd of April, 2022 the Foundation held its Annual National Prayers and Ramadan Lecture with the theme, Economic Sustainability: A Divine Key to National Security.

The Foundation was in the spirit of Salah, humanity, brotherhood and Islamic Fellowship organized a Special Salah Fanfare to identify with the less-privileged particularly, the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and providing economic succor to them. In early hours of 9th July, 2022, visits were taken to Venue I: PWD Colony Karonmajiji at 11:00am and Venue II: IDP Camp, Durumi by 2pm both in Abuja.

Interfaith Discussion Forum

In showcasing the beauty of Islam, the Foundation has it as one of its specific objectives also to be organising interfaith dialogues and discussions, this owing to an increasingly popular response to religious conflict. ASHRAAF Islamic Foundation has a robust plan to employ a variety of approaches, particularly, the interfaith dialogue projects to enhance religious tolerance and promote peaceful coexistence in Nigeria, Africa and the global world.

Community Development

Programmes and Projects

Community development improves quality of life and Zakat is an ideal example of it in Islam. Islam guides its followers to help the needy through various services and community development, it also emphasizes on service provision with this ASHRAAF has put on itself as an Islamic organisation a responsibility to impact positively in alleviating the sufferings and improving the lives of people within her whims and caprices.

The Muslim Forum

The Foundation has designed an achievable plan to provide an arena for Muslim groups and state officials to discuss issues in a private sphere played outside of the public eye with a strong hope and

conviction that the space will foster relations between the two and build trust within the country and amongst, with a multiplier effect of stabilising the country for socioeconomic growth and development.

Capacity Building

ASHRAAF is posits to organize, International and National Lecture, Seminar, Conferences and Workshops to involve international Islamic organisation for the promotion of Islam and educating Muslims as well as to build their capacities in leadership, entrepreneurial, vocational and skill acquisition programmes.