3 The general objects for which, the Foundation is constituted art' hereby declared to he"
| (a) to promote the study of Islam ; |
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| (b) to work for the elimination of social, and other inequalities among the people of Sri Lanka; |
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| (c) to promote the advancement of the educational, religious, cultural, social, and economic welfare of the people of Sri Lanka ; |
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| (d) to promote communal harmony, international friendship and understanding and to inculcate a sense of discipline and self reliance amongst the people of Sri Lanka ; |
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| (e) to organize, promote and encourage competitions, contests, lectures, discussions, displays and demonstrations and to print and publish journals, magazines, hand books, brochures and other literature on Islam ; |
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| (f) to establish and maintain libraries and reading rooms to promote the study and propagation if Islam ; |
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| (g) to grant financial aid and award scholarships to youths for the purpose of pursuing higher education ; |
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| (h) to set up, and to assist in the setting up and management of, vocational training centres to enable youths to develop their vocational skills and competence ; |
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| (i) to assist in the management and conduct of schools, centres and similar institutions engaged in furtherance of education ; |
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| (j) to provide assistance for research activities and improvement of skills and competence of persons engaged in the furtherance of education : |
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| (k) to foster and encourage the research activities, study of Arabic language and literature, and Islamic religion ; |
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| (l) to organize, promote, encourage and afford facilities for the Muslims of Sri Lanka to travel to Mecca ; |
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| (m) to establish and maintain hospitals and maternity homes ; |
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| (n) to provide assistance for rehabilitation of handicapped people ; |
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| (o) to provide free helical assistance, and, conduct free medical camps for the people of Sri Lanka ; |
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| (p) to establish and maintain orphanages and homes for the aged and destitutes ; |
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| (q) to give financial assistance to the needy Muslim women for the purpose of their Nikkah ceremony ; and |
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| (r) to maintain and administer the Janaza Benefit Fund for the Muslims of Sri Lanka. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts