Key Takeaways
- • The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, through its General Directorate of Endowments, says more than 34,000 students benefit from Qur'anic centers and schools supported by the Al-Utrujah Endowment across Qatar.
- • More than 1,500 male and female teachers serve students at 176 centres and Qur'anic schools nationwide.
- • The endowment's real estate project, inaugurated in 2022 and comprising 112 apartments, generates monthly returns that fund the continuity of the centres' educational mission.
- • Female enrollment in Qur'anic studies has risen to 9,131, according to preacher Dr Masoud Jarallah Abu Shuraida.
- • Endowment units can be searched and rented electronically through the Directorate's website and Awqaf app, with contributions open to the public from QR 1,000.
Summary
The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, through its General Directorate of Endowments, reported that more than 34,000 students benefit from Qur'anic centers and schools supported by the Al-Utrujah Endowment across the country. More than 1,500 male and female teachers serve students at 176 centres and Qur'anic schools nationwide.
Dr Masoud Jarallah Abu Shuraida, a preacher at Awqaf, described the endowment as a leading model of enduring Qur'anic endowment that combines asset growth with directing returns toward serving the Holy Qur'an. He said the endowment's real estate project, inaugurated in 2022 and comprising 112 apartments, generates monthly returns that sustain the centres' educational mission and support upgrades to learning environments amid rapid digital and technological change. He also highlighted rising female enrollment in Qur'anic studies, which totaled 9,131.
According to Abu Shuraida, the General Directorate of Endowments manages and invests endowment assets in conformity with Islamic Sharia requirements and the stipulations of endowment founders. Its work includes continuous property maintenance, monitoring of revenues and expenditures, and risk assessment. Endowed real estate projects, he said, fulfill charitable and investment objectives simultaneously.
Contributions remain open to all members of society, with shares available for QR 1,000 or any amount within contributors' means. The public can also support the endowment by raising awareness of endowments. The Directorate has launched a service through its website and Awqaf app that lets users search for vacant endowed real estate units and submit rental applications electronically.
Dr Masoud Jarallah Abu Shuraida, a preacher at Awqaf, described the endowment as a leading model of enduring Qur'anic endowment that combines asset growth with directing returns toward serving the Holy Qur'an. He said the endowment's real estate project, inaugurated in 2022 and comprising 112 apartments, generates monthly returns that sustain the centres' educational mission and support upgrades to learning environments amid rapid digital and technological change. He also highlighted rising female enrollment in Qur'anic studies, which totaled 9,131.
According to Abu Shuraida, the General Directorate of Endowments manages and invests endowment assets in conformity with Islamic Sharia requirements and the stipulations of endowment founders. Its work includes continuous property maintenance, monitoring of revenues and expenditures, and risk assessment. Endowed real estate projects, he said, fulfill charitable and investment objectives simultaneously.
Contributions remain open to all members of society, with shares available for QR 1,000 or any amount within contributors' means. The public can also support the endowment by raising awareness of endowments. The Directorate has launched a service through its website and Awqaf app that lets users search for vacant endowed real estate units and submit rental applications electronically.
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