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Strengthening Institutions Empowering Community STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS EMPOWERING COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Contents Vision, Mission, Strategic Priority ................................................................1 The Singaporean Muslim Identity ..............................................................1 President’s Message ....................................................................................2 Chief Executive’s Message ..........................................................................4 Council Members ........................................................................................6 Highlights 2015 ...........................................................................................8 Gracious and Contributive Muslims Enhancing the Community’s Religious Life ..............................................18 Asatizah Development ............................................................................22 Madrasah Education ...............................................................................25 Islamic Education For The Young ............................................................32 Excellent and Inspiring Community Assistance to Low Income Families .........................................................40 Social Trust and Community Engagement ..............................................43 Blessings To All .......................................................................................47 Service Beyond Our Community .............................................................50 Dynamic & Resilient Institutions Our Mosque ............................................................................................54 Wakaf ......................................................................................................58 Halal ........................................................................................................61 Haj Pilgrimage ........................................................................................63 Korban, The Annual Sacrifice ..................................................................64 Corporate & Organisational Development .............................................65 Specialist Advisors and Committees ...........................................................67 Muis Visitors ................................................................................................71 List of Mosques ...........................................................................................72 Partnering the Community – Wakaf Beneficiaries .......................................75 Partnering the Community – Muis Donations .............................................77 Financial Highlights .....................................................................................78 Muis Financial Report 2015 .........................................................................81 Information accurate as at 24th June 2016. Another creative production by Please access the digital copy of the full Annual Report 2015 at Artnexus Design Pte Ltd www.muis.gov.sg/About/annual-report.html Strengthening Institutions Empowering Community VISION A Gracious Muslim Community of Excellence that Inspires and Radiates Blessings to All. MISSION To work with the community in developing a profound religious life and dynamic institutions. STRATEGIC PRIORITY To set the Islamic agenda, shape religious life and forge the Singaporean Muslim Identity. THE SINGAPOREAN MUSLIM IDENTITY 1. Holds strongly to Islamic principles while adapting itself to changing context 2. Morally and spiritually strong to be on top of challenges of modern society 3. Progressive, practises Islam beyond form/rituals and rides the modernisation wave 4. Appreciates Islamic civilisation and history, and has a good understanding of contemporary issues 5. Appreciates other civilisations and is confident to interact and learn from other communities 6. Believes that good Muslims are also good citizens 7. Well-adjusted as contributing members of a multi-religious society and secular state 8. Be a blessing to all and promotes universal principles and values 9. Inclusive and practises pluralism without contradicting Islam 10. Be a model and inspiration to all President’s Message 015 had been a very fruitful year for the our children to succeed through the different 2Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis). educational pathways. We made similar good Guided by our vision for A Gracious Muslim progress too in strengthening our mosques, Community of Excellence that Inspires and as well as maintaining and renewing our wakaf Radiates Blessings to All, I am pleased to note institution. that we made good progress on many fronts. Muis had also played an active role in building As part of its strategic plan, Muis is building a social trust and community cohesion. I am progressive Muslim community that will thrive in happy to report that our institutions like the a secular state, multi-religious life and globalised Harmony Centre and the Rahmatan Lil Alamin world. For the year in review, we did this by (Blessings for All) Foundation (RLAF) have slowly focusing on the development of our young. I am but surely led the way in promoting the ethos happy to note that we achieved good progress and importance of doing good to others that in Islamic Education. With progressive and strengthened inter-community relations. contextualised Islamic education, our community is able to live the faith and better able to As Muis embarked on a new strategic plan for negotiate the challenges of the globalised world. the next three years, we will continue to study the trends and adapt our plans to future needs. Our religious life is fundamentally shaped We will continue to nurture innovative as well through key institutions like the madrasah and as progressive ideas and develop dynamic the mosque. So it is our responsibility that these institutions. Most importantly, we will build our institutions develop and function very well. greatest assets - our people. With everyone united in purpose, we can significantly contribute In this regard, I am pleased that our madrasahs to the community and to Singapore. are equipping students with both modern and religious sciences to prepare them with the knowledge and skills to understand and deal with the challenges of the future. Over the years, our madrasah had made significant progress and many students performed well in national Haji Mohammad Alami Musa examinations. This is a clear indicator that the President madrasahs are providing a strong foundation for Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura 2 MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2015 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE We need to continue to nurture innovative as well as progressive ideas and develop dynamic institutions. Most importantly, we need to build our greatest assets — our people. MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2015 3 Chief Executive’s Message Our mosques are central in ensuring a progressive expression of the community’s religious life, taking into context Singapore’s multi religious landscape. 4 MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2015 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S MESSAGE 015 marks the end of the Muis 4th Three thriving with more participation of our young in 2Year Plan (2013-2015). Through close classes that are designed for youth. collaborations with our partners and the strong support from our stakeholders and the Muslim We continued to invest in training and upgrading community, Muis has made good progress in its of our asatizah to ensure that they are kept effort to broaden and deepen the community’s abreast of and equipped to deal with new issues understanding and practice of Islam. Muis is also and challenges that confront the community. thankful to the community for the continued The Office of the Mufti has continuously been strong support as seen through the steady incorporating emerging socio-religious concerns increase in collections for the Mosque Building of our increasingly complex and globalised and Mendaki Fund, Wakaf Ilmu and also zakat world into our religious discourse, our sermons, contribution in 2015. and our Islamic education programmes. Beyond reviewing curriculum, the Office of the Mufti is Our mosques are central in ensuring a also contributing to this enhanced religious life progressive expression of the community’s by enhancing understanding of fatwa thinking religious life, taking into context Singapore’s and development in the Singapore context. multi religious landscape. This sector has made progress in four key areas. We have invested 2015 was also special as the nation celebrated its in the development of our mosque leadership Golden Jubilee. Muis and the Muslim community and this has seen stronger community network participated and contributed to the efforts in the and outreach, and governance. We have also promotion of the Pioneer Generation package, rejuvenated our mosques, increased prayer the SG50 celebrations including supporting spaces and also equipped our mosques with the SG50 Kita Committee’s year-long efforts of better facilities to meet the increasing needs of Caring, Sharing and Giving, actively involved the community in terms of their socio-religious in the South East Asian Games, and other life. The key highlight for the mosque sector programmes that were meant to benefit the in 2015 was the opening of Al-Islah Mosque whole of Singapore society. The community was in Punggol providing 4,000 additional prayer also generous in extending help to challenged spaces to the Muslim residents in the area. To communities here and abroad, especially date, we have also completed the
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