3. The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted" are hereby declared to be: "
| (a) to conduct free Quaranic and religious classes in the form of Madhrasa for the needy and orphan children and to distribute religious or school books to deserving children ; |
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| (b) to foster the spirit of unity, and to promote goodwill and. friendship, among Muslims ; |
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| (c) to organise lectures for the public on religious Islamic subjects ; |
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| (d) to work for the religious and educational upliftment and for the social and economic welfare, of Muslims; |
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| (e) to assist those who are desirous of embracing Islam ; |
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| (f) to advocate the abolition of the dowry system among Muslims; |
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| (g) to hold competitions, and award prizes with a view to advancing the education of Muslim children, and inculcating a religious outlook among Muslim children; |
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| (h) to maintain a library and a reading room for Muslims and for the general public; |
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| (i) to establish and maintain free religious schools for Muslims; |
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| (j) to promote mutual co-operation, goodwill and understanding between parents and the Madhrasa Muslim ; and |
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| (k) to take all other steps as are necessary or desirable for the promotion of the above mentioned objects |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts