CHAIRMAN SPEECH

THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF PRACTICING GOOD DEEDS AND IT VARIES AMONG THEM. AL MADINAH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (MIF) HAS ADOPTED THE WAY OF SCIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE, AS OUR PRIMARY CHARITY ACTIVITIES. THE AIMS ARE TO CONTRIBUTE, DEVELOP AND BUILD UP BOTH LEVELS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. FROM THAT POINTS, FOUNDATION HAS CONCERNING THE AIMS ON A FORM OF PROVIDING THE SCHOLARSHIP, AIDS THE STUDENTS AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

THESE AIMS ARE IN LINE WITH ISLAMIC VALUES WHICH INCULCATE US TO RESPECT AND SERVE THE HUMANITIES AND ENCOURAGE US TO GIVE A HAND TO THOSE WHO IN NEED. IN ADDITION, ISLAM CALLS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN GOOD DEEDS, KINDNESS, AS WELL AS UNITY AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY. ISLAM HAS EMPHASIZED THAT AMONGST THE CRUCIAL DEMANDS OF UMMAH IN THIS ERA IS PROVIDING GOOD EDUCATION TO YOUNG GENERATIONS, BEARING IN MIND THAT THE HALF OF ISLAMIC POPULATION IS BELOW 18 YEARS OLD. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DISTRIBUTE THE SCIENCE AND PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE SOCIETIES. THE INVESTMENT IN THE HUMAN BEING IS INDEED IS THE BEST ONE; IN FACT, IT IS THE REAL INVESTMENT BECAUSE THE HUMAN BEING IS THE MAIN PILLAR FOR THE LIFE NOTIONS.

HOWEVER, THE MAIN DISTINCTION OF THE MIF IS THE KEENNESS OF REVIVAL THE PRINCIPLE OF ISLAMIC ENDOWMENTS KNOWN AS "AL WAQF" THROUGH ESTABLISHING THE INVESTMENT WAQF EITHER IN THE FORM OF PROPERTY OR MONETARY. WE HOPE THAT BY TAKING THESE ACTIONS, IT WILL ENABLE THE MIF TO PERPETUALLY STRIVE ON ACHIEVING ITS GOALS ON LONG-TERM BASIS. MOREOVER, PURCHASING THE TOWER FOR MIF IS COMPLYING WITH ITS CONCEPT IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A PLATFORM FOR SPREADING KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE IN ALL FIELDS.

FINALLY, AL MADINAH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION (MIF) WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND ITS GRATITUDE AND THANKFULNESS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND ITS HUMANITARIAN PEOPLE FOR HOSTING THE FOUNDATION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK TO THOSE WHO HAVE ASSISTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AL MADINAH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS AND LEADERS OF SOCIETIES TO CONTRIBUTE FOR THE SAKE OF ISLAMIC UMMAH ON DIFFERENT FORMS OF MORAL AND MATERIAL SUPPORTS SUCH AS CONTRIBUTION ON WAQAF; DIRECT DONATION, PARTICIPATION, MEMBERSHIP AND CONSULTATION FOR SEEKING THE REWARDS FROM ALLAH S.W.T.

DR. AHMAD A A AL SHEHA
CHAIRMAN OF AL MADINAH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

P/S : THIS SPEECH IS DIRECT TRANSLATION FROM ORIGINAL ARABIC.