| Objectives: |
Functions: |
| 1. Arrangements
for the Ramadhan |
a. Ensuring the
uninterrupted supply of water, electricity, and essential goods during this
month. b. Free distribution of dates
among the Muslims receivable from the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
United Arab Emirates. |
| 2. Arrangement
for the Hajj |
a. Registration
of Hajj Travel Operator b. Opening of
a special passport counter for a period of two weeks at the Department of
Immigration and Emigration to help the pilgrims to get their passport
without any difficulty.
c. Arrangements to obtain visas for the
pilgrims and free movement visas for the travel operators.
d. Arrangements with the airline
authorities to get the required numbers of seats at lower rates.
e. Officers are sent to assist the airport
authorities during the departure and arrivals of pilgrims at Katunayake
International Airport.
f. A team of officers are sent to look
after the welfare of the pilgrims and the travel operators in K.S.A.
g. A medical team is sent to K.S.A. to treat the Sri Lankan pilgrims during
the Hajj.
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| 3. Arrangement
for the National Meelad |
a. Publishing
the History of Muslims of that District, where the Celebration is held
b. Conducting competitions on Reciting Quran,
Islamic Articles, and Islamic and general affairs in all three languages.
The winners are awarded certificates and cash prizes
c. Rehabilitation and Development of that
District, including the religious places
d. Honoring 15 senior Muazins and Katheebs,
who served in the Mosques for very long years
e. Conducting Islamic self employment
training for the unemployed and unmarried girls selected from that District
f. Conducting training programme for the
Teachers of Islamic preschools
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| 4. Regularizing
Arabic Colleges, Quran Madrasa, & Islamic Preschools |
a. Registration
b. Issuing guidelines, implementing common
syllabus, on curriculum & administration.
c. Encouragement and publishing Muslim
Religious and Cultural Books
d. Financial Assistance & guidance to
deserving Religious and Cultural Organizations, Mosques, Madrasas and Arabic
Colleges.
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| 5. Documentation
of Muslim Data |
a. Collection
and preservation of all Muslim related data
b. Maintenance of a Website with all available
information
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| 6. Religious
Observances to mark the Islamic important events |
a. Mihraj Day
b. Muharram Day
c. Islamic Festivals
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| 7. Religious
Observances to mark the National important events |
a. Independence
Day |
| 8. Islamic
Cultural Development |
a. Recording of
Islamic Cultural activities
b. Recording of Muslim identical cultures
in Sri Lanka
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b) Implementing the
Mosques and Muslim Charitable Trusts or Wakf Act and attending to all
matters provided for in the Act such as:
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| 9. Wakf Board
Activities |
a. Registration
of Mosques and Muslim Shrines b.
Appointment, suspension and removal of trustees of Mosques and Muslim
Shrines
c. Scrutinizing of Mosques account and
administering the Muslim Charities Fund
d. Attending the problems in Mosques, etc.
e. Attending religious important matters
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| 10. Wakf
Tribunal Activities |
a. Attending
Mosque cases referred by the Wakf board for decision |
