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BUILDING A RESILIENT 1 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS, TOGETHER MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Building a Resilient Community of Success, Together MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 BUILDING A RESILIENT 2 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS, TOGETHER MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 CONTENTS 3 Vision | Mission | Strategic Priority 4 The Singapore Muslim Identity 5 President’s Message 7 Chief Executive’s Message 9 Members of the Council Sixth Muis Three-Year Plan (6M3YP) 10 Strengthening Social Cohesion 23 Rallying Support to The Underserved in The Community 28 Strengthening Support and Development of Asatizah 37 Strengthening Our Religious Institutions 43 Financial Highlights BUILDING A RESILIENT 3 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS, TOGETHER MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 MISSION To work with the community in developing a profound religious life and dynamic institutions. VISION A Gracious Muslim Community of Excellence that Inspires and Radiates Blessings to All. STRATEGIC PRIORITY To set the Islamic agenda, shape religious life and forge the Singaporean Muslim identity. BUILDING A RESILIENT 4 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS, TOGETHER MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 THE SINGAPORE MUSLIM IDENTITY Holds strongly to Islamic principles while adapting itself to changing context. Morally and spiritually strong to be on top 1 of challenges of modern society. 2 Progressive, practises Islam beyond form/rituals and rides the modernisation wave. Appreciates Islamic civilisation and history, and 3 4 has a good understanding of contemporary issues. Appreciates other civilisations and is confident to interact and learn from other communities. Believes that good Muslims are also good citizens. 5 6 Well-adjusted as contributing members of a multi-religious society and secular state. Be a blessing to all and promotes 7 universal principles and values. 8 Inclusive and practises pluralism without contradicting Islam. Be a model and inspiration to all. 9 10 BUILDING A RESILIENT 5 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS, TOGETHER MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE n 2019, Muis embarked on its 6th Muis Three-Year Plan (2019-2021). Muis demonstrated its unwavering commitment to serve the community within the context of a multi-religious Iand secular Singapore through collaborative efforts with stakeholders. In building a progressive and inclusive community, it also continued to strengthen its institutions and capabilities. Community engagement was one of Muis’ strategic thrusts in 2019. Muis undertook a significant effort to collectively envision the future role of asatizah in Singapore. I am grateful for the dedication by the various actors to further strengthen the asatizah fraternity so that they are well-placed to serve the religious needs of our local Muslim community. The community recognises that our asatizah possess the potential to make valuable contributions beyond the religious sector. Muis has demonstrated its firm commitment to implement the frameworks to build the capabilities of our asatizah as they take on evolving contemporary challenges. I look forward to the developments of the various initiatives that will fulfil the shared aspiration of our community in realising the emergence of “Asatizah of the Future”. Muis also extended its outreach to the Muslim community to uplift and empower the disadvantaged. I am pleased to note that the valuable partnership forged through the M3 initiative with partner agencies MENDAKI and People Association’s Malay Activity Executive Committees Council (MESRA) has enabled Muis to be more comprehensive in supporting all segments of the community. BUILDING A RESILIENT 6 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS, TOGETHER MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 The FITRAH initiative has enhanced support for the incarcerated and their families. Our mosques also host engagements between the Naib Kadis and couples embarking on building strong and stable marriages through the Bersamamu initiative. All of these efforts by Muis and its partners are part of the national “many hands” approach to level up our society. Muis recognises the changing dynamics of the world we live in and the need to engage the community across diverse platforms. Contextualised religious guidance is now provided not only through traditional means, but also through the digital space. With online platforms like MuslimSG and the Asatizah Youth Network, Muis has identified and curated innovative digital solutions to ensure that the community can easily access religious resources that suit the context of our plural society. The importance of social cohesion is also reflected in our continued efforts to broaden and deepen the community’s understanding and practice of Islam. We have also been strengthening our mosques and madrasahs so that these key institutions continue to play effective roles in shaping the community’s religious life. With the enduring support of the community, Muis has done commendable work in establishing a strong foundation that would allow the community to remain resilient and be actively engaged as part of the wider Singaporean society. I am optimistic that we will continue to thrive together in the same spirit as we strive towards the vision of a Gracious Muslim Community of Excellence that Inspires and Radiates Blessings to All. The Muslim Community is a Community of Success that Singapore can take pride in. Haji Mohammad Alami Musa President of Muis BUILDING A RESILIENT 7 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS, TOGETHER MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S MESSAGE 2019 marked the first year of our 6th Muis Three-Year Plan (2019-2021). Even as Muis enters a new phase in our service to the community, some elements remain everlasting as our work evolves. This includes upholding the trust of the community, strengthening our institutions and ensuring the religious life of the community thrives in a multi-cultural and multi-religious society. It is thus with great pleasure that I deliver my first report on another ground-breaking and meaningful year. Throughout 2019, we embarked on close collaborations and partnerships with our stakeholders so that the community can be more cohesive and thrive together. Alhamdulillah, I am glad to report that Muis has made further progress in our efforts to uplift the underserved. Through the M3 collaboration with partner agencies MENDAKI and People Association’s Malay Activity Executive Committees Council (MESRA), Muis has been able to extend our outreach to support the community. M3@Wisma Geylang Serai has made essential services such as financial assistance and zakat payment more accessible to the community. More low-income families in the community are also benefitting from Zakat Financial Assistance administered by the mosques, and are being referred to national support schemes at the Social Service Offices as well. Following the establishment of the FITRAH Office at Masjid En-Naeem, we have increased our efforts to engage prison inmates and their families through curated religious modules and home visits with the support of 310 volunteers. BUILDING A RESILIENT 8 COMMUNITY OF SUCCESS, TOGETHER MUIS ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Muis also stays committed to providing exercise with 1,900 key stakeholders to contextualised religious guidance across different effectively strengthen the development of platforms. The Office of the Mufti issued a landmark the asatizah workforce. fatwa on joint tenancy which takes into consideration feedback from Muslim financial planners and legal The completion of the COFA report in 2019 has practitioners, to eliminate existing difficulties in set the direction for our future efforts to uplift the order to better safeguard the interests of the Muslim asatizah sector. The efforts of the intensive year-long community. Digital engagement efforts through groundwork are sustained as further developments MuslimSG and the Asatizah Youth Network also on the various workstreams have been set to unfold helped ensure that the community has access to from 2020. The three-year Asatizah Workforce religious resources online, as well as the opportunities Development Plan (AWDP) will commence with to connect more personably with our asatizah in the launch of the Career Map and Competency a safe and inclusive space. Framework (CCF), and the first intake of returning graduates will begin their Postgraduate Certificate in In strengthening our religious institutions, Masjid Islam in Contemporary Societies (PCICS) in April. Darul Ghufran has reopened its doors with more prayer spaces. It is now able to accommodate Indeed, all these achievements would not have 5,500 congregants, making it the largest mosque in been possible without the strong support of the Singapore. Guided by the commitment to deliver community. These efforts to build the capabilities quality Islamic education for the young, our educators of our asatizah, strengthen our religious institutions, also undergo trainings and professional development and strengthening the support structures for the to nurture the generation of future leaders. vulnerable in the community, have also established a strong foundation as we brace for a more Muis is thankful for the unrelenting support and challenging 2020. trust from the community that enable it to carry out its work. In 2019, Muis collected a record of Moving forward, I am confident that this gotong- $46.5 million from zakat collection, which allows royong spirit will remain a driving force for the us to continuously serve the vulnerable in the Singapore Muslim community. Muis looks forward community and strengthen our religious institutions. to continue working together with our stakeholders, partners and volunteers as

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