3. General objects of the Corporation

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be—

(a)

to maintain and reconstruct the Mosques, Quranic

Madrasas and Dargas which are vested in the

Al-Haj Abdul Jawad Alim Valiyullah Trust

Corporation and commence new Madrasas, as and when necessary ;

(b)

to manage and maintain the Jamiathur-Rabbaniyya

Arabic Academy;

(c)

to train moulavis in order to endow them with a good knowledge of the Islamic religion ;

(d)

to organize and conduct seminars, workshops and spiritual training sessions for moulavis;

(e)

to upgrade the spiritual development of persons of lslamic faith by the preaching of the Islamic philosophy, “sufi” and by guiding them through the path of non-violence;

(f)

to commemorate the lslamic religious leaders who rendered valuable service to lslam and to provide persons of Islamic faith with opportunities to study the lives of such great leaders;

(g)

to offer alms to participants of the commemorative ceremonies held in memory of Ajmir Khaja

Mueenuddeen (Jisthi) and other great lslamic leaders ;

(h)

to carry out programmes for the betterment and well being of children, youth and elders who are

Muslims ; and

(i)

to work in collaboration with other local and foreign organizations in providing vocational training for youth who are Muslims.

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