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Orphans Waqf
Islamic Relief has been working with orphans since 1986 and now has projects in sixteen countries worldwide. Our orphan projects provide direct support to orphans and their families for their basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter. They also provide long-term support in areas such as education,improved housing, nutrition and healthcare.

Our Orphans Waqf Programme gives you the chance to support orphaned children in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Orphans are regularly monitored to ensure that they are receiving everything that they need.

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:
“Whoever treats an orphan girl or boy well, I will be with them on the Day of Resurrection like this ”, then he raised his forefinger and the middle finger together. (Hadith; Bukhari)

Year
 Waqf Project Implementation Location
2002 Orphan Home ’s Reconstruction Bosnia
2003 Orphanage Expansion Kenya
2004 Orphan ’s Computing Training Centre Jordan
2005 Widow and Orphan ’s Project Pakistan
2006 Summer Camp for Orphans Gaza






Ayshea  and  Ali  wanted to make their  wedding day  to be an extra  special  affair for  everyone to remember. When it came to sending  out invitation cards and putting together a wedding list - they decided to ask their guests to make a donation to Islamic Relief in lieu of presents. The  guests were  so taken  with this idea, that they collectively contributed  a  total  of £9000. Ayshea and Ali overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and family decided to invest the money in ten Waqf shares, three in orphan ’s and seven in each of the other categories available. They sent the cheque and cash gifts to Islamic Relief along with thank-you cards to each of their  guests to let  them know how  they were  contributing to ongoing charitable projects.
Did you know?

Al Noori School in Damascus, Syria was built as a Waqf by Sultan Noor Al-Din Al-Shahid. The design of the school was a wonder to behold. Built as a palace, it had a stream running through the main court which fell into a beautiful cistern in the main courtyard, in view of the study rooms. The school served students from all over the Muslim world. All of the services offered to the students, teachers and visitors and the intensive care and maintenance of the school grounds, were funded by revenues from Awqaf.