Since its establishment, Dawat-ul-Quran Foundation has five main aims and objectives: • To promote peace, tolerance and interfaith harmony The promotion of peace and interfaith harmony, religious moderation and integration are key aspects of Dawat- ul-Quran Foundation. Peace and tolerance is Dawat- ul-Quran Foundation major objective and the organisation has vigorously pursued this from its very inception. The founder, MAKHDUMZADA SAIYAD MOHAMMAD ALTAFAHMAD CHISTI –SAJJADANASIN OF KHANWADAE CHISTIYA PIRAN PATTAN SAREEF(PEER SAHEB) understands Islam to be a religion of peace, love, co-existence, tolerance, human dignity, veneration of human life and a charter of justice and equality for mankind. MAKDUMZADA SAHAB decided to pursue and establish the path of peace through nurturing and education run by Dawat-ul-Quran Foundation. From the very beginning DQF.promoted the concepts of inter-faith harmony and inter-community integration and coherence for the greater happiness of mankind. The message of tolerance and universal brotherhood and love is being propagated by Dawat -ul-Qur’an Foundation centres throughout the country, with interfaith partnerships and friendships being extended to all major faiths, and exchange visits organised involving places of worship, whether belonging to Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Sikh or Hindu denominations • To promote education, integration and working for community cohesion Makhdumzada saiyad Altafahmad chisti realised that the awakening of such awareness within society at large demands the promotion of knowledge and education and the eradication of ignorance. Hence the second objective of Dawat-ul-Quran Foundation is education and working for community cohesion and working towards a multicultural society. DQF follows the Sufi tradition which promotes the aspect of Islam that emphasises spiritual and personal development, and moral excellence. Dawat-ul-Quran Foundation adheres to the concept that before a person can benefit his community, he must attempt to purify himself from all selfish desires and destructive elements (especially in today’s youth), and only then can he become an effective and exemplary member of his society who can benefit others around him through his love of his fellow creatures and constructive effort. To achieve this objective, therefore, ten educational institutions had to be established and regular seminars are held in various institutions of DQF aims to work with the Muslim youth to tackle extremism and to create a secure community. • To engage with young Muslims for religious moderation From the very beginning the founder of Dawatj-ul-Quran Foundation, Makhdumzada Altafahmad chisti has consistently presented a model of Islam espousing the universal values of the unity of mankind, inclusion, tolerance and love of humanity and condemning all forms of extremism, radicalism and terrorism. The very reason why organisation of Dawat-ul-Quran Foundation was founded was in order to counteract religious extremism, the breeding ground for terrorism. It is not possible to overestimate his contribution to moderating religious belief and practice all over the Islamic world. Makhdumzada saiyad altafahmad chisti has achieved this through travelling throughout the world, delivering lectures in mosques, community centres and universities promoting moderate Islam and teachings against religious conservatism. It is the objective of Dawat-ul-Quran Foundation to fight extremism and conservative interpretation of Islam especially amongst the western Muslim youth.DQF through its Youth wing (Muslim Youth League), has been engaged with the youth at various levels at colleges and universities to change the extreme views of the younger generation and to provide them with an alternative moderate view. It is of particular note that most major Islamic religious organisations modified their position in respect of extremism, killing of innocent civilians and suicide bombings only following the ‘9/11’ Twin Tower attacks, prior to which their stance on such atrocities was often vague or muted or in some cases even supportive, if tacitly so. In contrast, the position of MAKHDUMZADA(PEER SAHIB) and Dawat-ul-Qur’an Foundation has been clear from the beginning. • To promote women’s rights, development and empowerment Dawat-ul-Quran Foundation philosophy is one of inclusiveness and providing support to society’s oppressed class. MAKDUMZADA SAHIB(PEER SAHIB) recognises that there is not a more oppressed segment of society, particularly of Asian backgrounds, than women.Dawat-ul-Quran Foundation is probably the first Islamic organisation to formally permit the involvement of women and positively encourage their involvement in all its activities. DQF has a separate forum for women and the women coordinate this wing independently and with full freedom. This allows them to feel empowered and organise their activities with full confidence, and provides them with the opportunity to develop their skills and abilities in order to take a full and active part in their wider society. Muslim youth league is another forum especially for young women to promote and discuss issues like forced marriages. The women hold cultural, spiritual and educational events and festivals, to which they invite various intellectuals, politicians and prominent guests from society. The aim of these events is to build bridges between different communities, to create peace and harmony between them, to educate women of their rights and to inculcate in them self-respect and pride in the significant role they play in creating a peaceful and progressive society. They promote and highlight their equal rights and engage other Muslim women towards achieving our objectives.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:28:09 +0000
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