The Islamic Foundation For The Development And Maintenance Of Muslim Burial Sites

Registered as CAC/IT/No. 30374 on November 28th, 2008, our Foundation is dedicated to developing and maintaining Muslim burial sites while extending comprehensive humanitarian services across Nigeria. From transforming burial sites from “ghost towns” to places of pride, to providing education, healthcare, and community infrastructure – we work to uplift communities through sustainable development rooted in Islamic values.

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Theme Of The Islamic Foundation

The Theme of the Islamic Foundation for the Development and Maintenance of Muslim Burial Sites shall be based on Verse 3: 92 of The Surat Ali-Imran:-

لَن تَنَالُوا۟ ٱلْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍۢ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌۭ ٩٢

“ By no means shall you attain Al-Birr, unless you spend of that which you love; and whatever of good you spend, Allah knows it well.” 92. Sadaqal Lahul Azheem.

And Verse 2:177 of The Suratul Baqarah:-

۞ لَّيْسَ ٱلْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَءَاتَى ٱلْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ۖ وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ فِى ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَحِينَ ٱلْبَأْسِ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ١٧٧

177. It is not righteousness That ye turn your faces Towards East or West; But it is righteousness—
To believe in God (Allah) And the Last Day, And the Angels, And the Book, And the Messengers; To spend of your substance, Out of love for Him,For your kin,For orphans,For the needy,For the wayfarer, For those who ask, And for the ransom of slaves; To be steadfast in prayer, And practice regular charity; To fulfil the contracts Which ye have made; And to be firm and patient, In pain (or suffering) And adversity, And throughout All periods of panic. Such are the people Of truth, the God-fearing. (2:177)

The Aims & Objects Of The Islamic Foundation

  • The Foundation shall Develop and Maintain Burial Sites of Muslim Faithful’s including transformation and modernization of all such sites to an environmentally-friendly Standard;
  • The Foundation shall engage in publications, Charities, Building of standard Schools, Mosques (Masjids), Hospitals, Clinics and Dispensaries and provision of Scholarships to indigent but talented students to institutions within or outside the country;
  • The Foundation shall extend medical support to the extremely needy as well as empower members of the Foundation to achieve all their objectives, and etc.;
  • The Foundation shall ensure that our Muslim children are offered sound Islamic and good English education and inculcate in them the virtues of hard work, self-reliance and (Taqwa) fear of Allah SWT;
  • The Foundation will make every available effort, within its Environmental Sustainability committment at provision of independent power supply to Hospitals, Schools, Mosques, etc., for enhanced safety and security of all such premises;
  • The Foundation “foundation-Board of Trustees” shall review these objects periodically with a view to enhancing them for a more result-oriented objective.

The Vision Of The Foundation

To transform the current state of Muslim Burial sites from “ghost towns” and places of fear to those of a place of pride for every Muslim to visit and environmentally friendly sites.

The Mission Of The Foundation

  • To develop, Maintain, Modernize and transform all Muslim Burial Sites to a standard that will be the model everywhere in Nigeria;
  • To minimize the need to beg the wealthy for such developments, as building Mosques, Schools, etc., through creation of a contributory scheme that will enable each and every Muslim willing to contribute make such a contribution voluntarily and in such a very small amount that will enable everyone feel being part of the scheme and supporting the scheme;
  • To provide a portal for extending scholarships to children of the poor that are either gifted and in need of scholarships or are desirous of attending schools but may not be in position to;
  • To Develop Qur’anic Schools into the standards set by the modern education and also train our children both educations;
  • To develop basic health care facilities as a complimentary support to Governments providing essential services needed by all citizens;
  • To extend Overseas Medical referral trips support in cases of extreme need and Scholarship to highly talented students in cases of Overseas admission.

Historical Background & Introduction

INTRODUCTION:–

The idea of creating a Foundation to Develop and Maintain Muslim burial sites was conceived in September, 2008 after the death of a colleague (Mal. Salihijo Ahmad, May Allah SWT admit him in Al-Jannah Firdous) who was taken for burial in one of the Muslim burial Sites in Abuja (Gwarimpa) and seeing the state of the Burial Site He was buried in, that was actually in an environmentally-unfriendly state and even unsafe to visit, challenged my mind to the need for some form of action to be initiated to create a means by which such sites are not only secure but visitor friendly particularly that We Muslims are encouraged by Our Prophet, SAW to pray for those Ahlil-Quboor.

Three of Us, Mustafa Bello, Alh. Adamu Ahmed AbdulKadir and Mal. Waziri Zanna Laisu got together as pioneer Trustees and registered an Incorporated Trustee in the Name: Islamic Foundation for Development and Maintenance of Muslim Burial Sites  (CAC/IT/No. 30374) incorporated as Trustee on the 28th November,  2008 as the first step towards creating a facility that can support the actualization of Articles of the Foundation.

The Foundation, when fully structured, will have a 37-Member Board of Trustees, with a Member each from every State of the Federation while each Board of Trustee Member of a State shall be the Chairman of that State’s Chapter of a State Committee (Constituting another Board of Trustees at the State level) made up of Unit representations from each Local Government Area to address issues relating to the Local Government Areas of that State.

In that order the Local Government Unit Representative shall equally be the Chairman of an LGA Committee (Constituting another mini-Board of Trustees at the LGA level) made up of Unit Representatives from Wards. The Foundation intends to use this configuration to generate a database of information on all such projects that it would line up for intervention whenever the resources are available.

The National Headquarter of the Foundation shall be in Abuja with Regional support Offices in Kaduna, Kano, Maiduguri, Lagos and Port Harcourt in the first instance.

Structure Of The Foundation

i. ABUJA:

  1. Board of Trustees (BOT) (37 Members)
  2. The Foundation CEO & Secretary to The BoT (1)
  3. The Foundation Zonal Directors (6)
  4. The Foundation Administration and Finance Director (1)
  5. The Foundation Secretary (1)
  6. Publicity, Strategy and Information Technology Unit 
  7. Complimentary Staff to the above. (Grameen Bank Model here)

I. STATES:

  1. The State Committee (9-45), chaired by The State Member of Trustees. (Depending on the No. Of LGA’s in the State).
  2. The State Director & Secretary to The State Committee
  3. Manager, Admin & Finance (1), for internal expenditure only.
  4. Secretary to the State Management.
  5. Essential complimentary Staff.

II. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA:

  1. The Chairman (Representing the LGA in the State Committee) -1,
  2. 16-9 Member LGA Committee, depending on the No. of Wards representatives.
  3. LGA Manager and Secretary to The LGA Committee (1)
  4. Secretary -1
  5. Essential staff.

List Of Projects Handled Or Supported By The Foundation Since Inception To Date (17-02-2020)

  1. Dawakin Kudu, Kano State, Burial Ground – 5M (24-04-2012)
  2. Kontagora, Niger State, Burial Ground – 5M (24-04-2012)
  3. Gwarimpa, Abuja Site  – N170,000.00 ( 24-04-2012) (Weeding of the premises)
  4. Gwange Graveyard Rehabilitation Committee, Maiduguri, Borno State. – 5M (03-05-2012)
  5. Suleja, Niger State, Burial Site Weeding – N162,000.00 (06-07-2012)
  6. Support to Kaduna Chapter for two sites – 00M (19-07-2012)  Through Alh. Aliko Mohammed DanIyan Misau & Alh. Dr. Bawa Garba (ABG).
  7. Gudu & Karu Sites (Production of Precast Concrete Panels for covering as a substitute for clay pots), Abuja – N560,000.00 (25-04-2013)
  8. Suleja, Niger State, Burial Site weeding – N258,450.00 (18-06-2013).
  9. Diye-Diye Muslim Burial site, Abuja. – N300,000.00 (Feb. 2016)
  10. Paid AGIS-FCC Revenue Account Deposit IRO C of O Bills of  N2,952,962.00 Plot 7468, WASA District E18, MISC.130 793 Heavy Duty Warehouses Plot allocated that the Designs have already been developed and submitted for Approval at the AMMC Development Control Office now Approved and in our procession (11.03.2021).: N500,000.00
    Architectural & Engineering Designs Charges including other Sites requirements of Approval Process (Approx): N750,000.00 (11.03.2021) – (1 + 2) =   N1,250,000.00
  11. Production of Standing and Stringing Banners for Distribution to Masjids and other friendly outlets (19.02.2021) – N539,000.00
  12. Part payment of Building plan Approval Fees by the AMMC Development Control of N469,146.40 IRO of WASA E18 Plot 7468 of the Foundation in FCT. (19.02.2022) – N469,146.40
  13. Purchase of 10-units of Street Lamp Poles for Gudu Site (19.05.2022) – N600,000.00
  14. Purchase of 32-units of 60-W Solar Street Lamps (19.06.2023) – N1,200,000.00
  15. Purchase of 8-units of 60-W Solar Street Lamps (05.01.2024) – N300,000.00
  16. Purchase of 10-units of 60-W Solar Street Lamps (07.04.2024) – N375,000.00,
  17. Installation of 50-Units of 60-W Solar Street lamps at the Lugbe Burial Site including Electric Poles, labour and transportation – N2,100,000.00 (09.12.2025),
  18. Donation of 15-Units of 60-W Solar Street Lamps to the Ummah Masjid through Sheikh Ishaq Zango – N562,500.00 (20.01.2026)

    Total investments in above sites (To date):- N16,338,096.40DR

Funding The Foundation And Fund Raising Strategies​

Voluntary Contributions​

The Foundation is currently funded by its Members and other donors that made it possible to undertake some of the Projects from inception to date. All the receipts were channeled through the Accounts of the Foundation stated below.

DIRECT PAYMENTS:

Bank: GTBank Plc.
Account Name: Islamic Foundation for Development & Maintenance of Muslim Burial Sites
Account Number: 005-233-7982

Bank: Zenith Bank Plc.
Account Name: Islamic Foundation for Development & Maintenance of Muslim Burial Sites
Account Number: 121-749-1335 

Projects To Be Handled Within The Objectives Of The Foundation

Development Of State-Of-The-Art Modern Muslim Burial Sites

The Foundation shall Develop to any available standard and improve upon as well as sustain Maintenance of all existing Burial Sites of Muslim Faithful’s including transformation and modernization of all such sites to an environmentally friendly Standard, equipped with conveyance Vehicles, Ambulances, Preparations Rooms,  Mosques, standard fence-secured, well lit and horticulture and maintained regularly.  The Burial Sites, shall, by end of the day, be a place that families and friends of all the departed resting in such sites can visit and offer prayers for them at any time of the day. It should be possible for offsprings to be able to identify resting locations of their loved ones at anytime through clearly identifiable signs by all such graves no matter how long.

Investing In Education Of The Children Of The Muslim Faithfuls Both Poor And The Rich

The Foundation shall ensure that all Muslim children (including children of poor non-Muslim families in the neighborhood of such educational institutions) are offered sound Islamic and good English education through creation of very good educational institutions and development of an e-Learning delivery Infrastructure in as many locations as possible to provide them access to knowledge as well as inculcate  in them the virtues of hard work, self-reliance and (Taqwa) fear of Allah SWT;

Investing In Developments Of Worship, Education, Health And Sanitation/Public Health Infrastructure

The Foundation shall engage in non-political publications, for the benefit of extending right knowledge to the Muslim Ummah,  Charities, Building of standard Schools, Mosques (Masjids), Hospitals, Clinics and Dispensaries, Public Bathrooms and provision of Scholarships to indigent but talented students to institutions within or outside the country; Such infrastructure shall be fully supported to be in position to provide the best services expected of it and in the standard acceptable anywhere world-wide.

Special Medical Support To The Extremely Needy

The Foundation shall extend special medical support to the extremely needy and focus special attention to this layer of the rural poor and the impoverished. The Apollo Group of India Model of Doctors on Wheels shall be explored as an option to address service delivery in this area as well as empower members of the Foundation to achieve all their objectives of self-reliance, and becoming contributors to the growth of the Foundation as well as add value to the economic growth of the country, etc.;

Continued Appraisal Of Performance Of The Set Objectives Of The Foundation And Review And Modelled Against Best Practices Globally

The Foundation (foundation-Board) of Trustees shall review these objects periodically with a view to enhancing them for a more result-oriented objective and conformance with best practice globally.

Current State Of Muslim Burial Sites In Nigeria

Desired Status Of Every Muslim Burial Site In Nigeria

Projects Implimentation Strategy

Maintenance

Maintenance of all existing and newly built Sites shall be franchised out to our Muslim Sisters and Brothers through an Open and Competitive bidding process limited to such Companies of Muslim Brothers and Sisters residing in the State or Local Government Areas of such a Maintenance project and shall be paid for on Monthly Basis upon satisfactory Certification by a Consultant hired by The Foundation that may preferably be resident in that State of the Site. The Foundation shall issue, and may vary from time to time such Rules and Regulations Governing management of such Maintenance procurement franchise.

Development Of New Sites Or New Developments In Existing Sites

Development of all newly built Sites or developments in existing sites like new expansion works shall be franchised out to companies of our Muslim Sisters and Brothers through an Open and Competitive bidding process limited to such Companies of Muslim Brothers and Sisters residing in the State or Local Government Areas of such a new developments/upgrade projects and shall be paid for upon satisfactory Certification by a Consultant hired by The Foundation that may preferably be resident in that State of the Site on interim or final

Certification process. The Foundation shall reserve the Right to Source from within outside the State to deliver

this procurement Service should the appropriate capacity to support the Foundation’s ability to source and deliver such a procurement Service locally becomes unavailable in such a State of need of such a procurement Service in order to enable The Foundation meet up with its set Standards. The Foundation shall issue, and may vary from time to time, such Rules and Regulations Governing management of such procurements.

Development Of Mosques, Educational Facilities & Institutions, Public Health & Specialized Health Facilities, Sanitation/Public Health Infrastructural Facilities, Capital Procurements, Logistical Deliveries, Horticultural Beautification Of All Sites, Etc.

Development of new such facilities, capital procurements and provisions of logistical supports and deliveries to any new Site or location on behalf of The Foundation shall be contracted out to companies of our Muslim Sisters and Brothers through an Open and Competitive bidding process limited to such Companies of Muslim Brothers and Sisters residing in the State or Local Government Areas of such a new development projects and shall be paid for upon satisfactory Certification by a Consultant hired by The Foundation that may preferably be resident in that State of the Site on interim or final Certification process. The Foundation shall reserve the Right to Source from within outside the State to deliver   this procurement Service should the appropriate capacity to support the Foundation’s ability to source and deliver such a procurement Service becomes unavailable in such a State of need of such a procurement Service in order to enable The Foundation meet up with its set Standards in such a procurement. The Foundation shall issue, and may vary from time to time, such Rules and Regulations Governing management of such procurements.

Scholarships And Special Medical Support To The Extremely Needy Persons

The Foundation shall establish a Special Committee made up of distinguished Members of The Board of Trustees (BoT) as one of such Committees that the Board of Trustees shall establish and shall be working Committees that shall be meeting regularly to consider such cases and recommend consideration to the Board of Trustees (BoT) for consideration. The Chairman shall be fully authorized to approve and immediately fund such cases that are of extreme urgency and may not have to wait till the meeting of the full Board of Trustees (BoT).

Gallery Of Projects Handled To Date

Statement Of Inflow & Expenditure To Date As Updated Periodically

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Chairman

Engr. Mustafa Bello, Chairman
Board of Trustees, (+2348081052797)

Board of Trustees

Alh. Waziri Zanna Laisu,
Member,
Board of Trustees, (+2348037869048)

Alh. Abdullahi Ibrahim Halilu,
Member,
Board of Trustees, (+2348037130058)

Haj. Barr. Aishah Saleh Minjibir,
Member,
Board of Trustees.

Address

Suite B-2, GF, Rahamaniyya Mega Station, Mpape Junction, Maitama, Murtala Mohammed Expressway, Abuja.

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