The Ibile Muslim Community Zakat and Sadaqah Foundation has formed a technical advisory and compliance committee.
The group is comprised of seasoned scholars, academics, and industrial leaders with extensive Islamic knowledge.
Its membership includes Professor Abd Razak Alaro (University of Ilorin), Dr Basheer Oshodi (Chief Executive, ArthurTrust), Professor Abdul Kabir Paramole (Lagos State University), Professor Luqman Zakariyah (University of Abuja), Professor Luqman Adedeji (University of Lagos), Mrs Sarwi Rahaman (Head, Public Sector Sales, Airtel Nigeria), Mrs Saidat Otiti (Founder, Baytuzeenah Limited), Imam Maruf Okusanya (Senior Lecturer, Darudawah Islamic School), and Dr Umar Oseni (Secretary General, OICAC).
During the inauguration, Sheikh Sulaimon Abou-Nolla, the Grand Chief Imam of Lagos and the head of the foundation’s Board of Trustees, urged the committee members to apply their extensive experience.
Sheikh Abou-Nolla emphasized the foundation’s dedication to achieving its goals and objectives in their entirety.
He expressed gratitude to Senator Tokunboh Abiru, the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the state deputy governor, Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, and other supporters of the foundation since its founding.
According to Mr. Nasir Giwa, the secretary of the foundation’s Board of Trustees, among other duties, the technical advisory and compliance committee is tasked with assisting the Ibile Muslim Community Zakat and Sadaqah Foundation with its governance and operations.
Professor Muritala Bidmos, a former Chief Imam of the University of Lagos, was the main speaker at the videoconference-conducted inauguration.
Professor Bidmos emphasized the organization’s significance in his speech, pointing out that it was founded during a period when there were many Zakat foundations in the community.
The efforts of those who choose to be “the ambassadors of the change we desire in the Muslim communities” were praised by him.
In order to provide the committee with guidelines, Professor Bidmos brought up the issues of zakat, sadaqah, and waqf and how they could be used to assist children who are not in school, the degree of poverty within the Muslim community, the procedures for collecting and allocating zakat, and the number of Muslims working in the banking and legal industries.
He restated the foundation’s mission, which is to serve Allah by managing the aakat, sadaqah, and waqf institutions with diligence.
According to Professor Bidmos, who cited the Qur’an as support, the purpose of these three organizations is to keep money from being overly concentrated in a small number of hands and to educate Muslims about how their wealth grows as a result of zakat payments, sadaqah, and waqf.
He maintains that the zakat recipients mentioned in the Qur’an are entitled to what is given to them and that it is not a favor.
Professor Bidmos advised Muslims to acknowledge that the money used for zakat or sadaqah is actually Allah’s money, merely placed in the paying Muslim’s trust.
He emphasized how effective zakat is at fostering Muslim love and fraternity.
He clarified that the Ibile Zakat Foundation decided it was appropriate to look for support from Muslim figures who had the necessary professional skills and experience in zakat management and finance.
Among other prominent Muslims, the members of the foundation’s Board of Trustees graced the inauguration event.
An Islamic organization called the Ibile Muslim Community Zakat and Sadaqah Foundation was established with the intention of helping the poor and enhancing the social and economic empowerment of the Muslim community.
