MUSLIMS have been asked to prioritise contribution to social welfare programmes in order to alleviate poverty in the society.
This charge was given at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Muslim Welfare Fund (MUWELF) which was held in Lagos.
Reviewing activities of the fund in the last one year, the members deplored what they called the dwindling contributions of members in relation to the needs of the fund in the year under review.
Established in 1997 as an Islamic charity, the MUWELF is made up of five organisations, the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness (MICA), the Companion, the Criterion and the Muslim Teachers Association of Nigeria (MUTAN).
According to the annual report, the fund gave out a total of N945,000 as grant to students from tertiary institutions during the period, in addition to employing Islamic Religious…
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