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3. General objects of the Corporation

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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 Foundation is cons-

‘tituted are hereby declared to be—

(a)

to prémote the study of Islam ;

(b)

to work for the elimination of social and other inequalities among the people of Sri Lanka

;

(c} to promote the advancement of the educational, re ligious, cultural, social and. economic welfare of of the people of Sri Lanka ;

.

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(dé) to promote communal harmony, international friendship and understanding and to inculcate a:

sense of discipline and self-reliance amongst the

“people of Sri Lanka

;

(e)

to organize, promote and encourage competitions, contests, lectures, discussions, displays and demon-strations and to print and publish journals, maga-zines, hand books, brochures and other literature on Islam ;

(f)

to establish and maintain libraries and “reading rooms to promote the

> Study and propagation of

Islam

;

(g)

to grant financial aid and award scholarships to -

youths for the purpose of pursuing higher educa-tion

;

{k) to set up, and to assist in the setting up pend manage-ment of, vocational training centres to enable youths to develop their vocational skills and com-petence

;

(i)

to assist in the management and conduct of schools,

‘centres and similar institutions engaged in fur-therance of education ;

(j)

to provide assistance for research activities and im-provement of skills and competence of persons engaged in the furtherance of education ;

(k)

to foster and encourage the research activities, study of Arabic language and literature, and Islamic religion ;

(1)

to organize, promote, encourage and afford facilities for the Muslims of Sri Lanka to travel to Mecca;

(m)

to establish and maintain hospitals and maternity ~

homes ;

(n)

to. provide assistance for rehabilitation of handicap-ped people ;

(ce)

to provide free melical assistance, and conduct free medical camps for the people of Sri Lanka;

(p)

to establish and maintain orphanges and homes for the aged and destitutes

;

;

.

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(q)

to give financial assistance to the needy muslim women for the purpose of their Nikkah ceremony

;

and

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té maintain and administer the Janaza Benefit Fund for the Muslims of Sri Lanka.

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