Social Welfare
Social Welfare Activities
- Donation Activities
- Special fundraising drives (for natural disasters etc.)
- Arranging Qurbani (sacrifice) during Eid ul Adha
- Funeral Fund established to help arrange funeral rites according to Islamic traditions as required.
Other activities
- Publishing prayer times for the year
- Publishing Sehri and Iftar times during Ramadan
- Publishing Quarterly newsletter the “Ehsan”
Donation Activities
AEC collects and distributes charity to the needy and deserving people in the community and overseas. There are no administrative costs or other overhead deductions and the total donations received are fully distributed. Types of donations include:
Zakaat / Fitra
In the name of Allah, The Beneficient,The Merciful
"…establish the Salat and pay the Zakat "
( Surah: Al Baqarah, Verse 43 ).
Charity in the form of Zakat and fitra are collected each year. These are distributed to needy and disadvantaged people. Funds are mainly distributed to the poor in Bangladesh.
Donation for Natural Disaster Victims
From time to time there are special drives to collect donations to assist victims of disasters. For examples AEC collected donations for the victims of the recent earthquake in Asia.
Funeral Services
AEC has a funeral fund to assist in the funeral services according to the Islamic rites. AEC also endeavours to collect and provide necessary information on requirements and resources for Muslim funerals in Victoria.
Other Donations
From time to time AEC receives special donations to assist with its various programs and social welfare activities. These include donations in kind e.g. computers, Audio Visual resources, books. Other forms include food for the various social gatherings and school snacks. The most valuable donation is in the form of the precious time of the volunteers to help with the various activities of AEC.
Qurbani
In the name of Allah, The Beneficient,The Merciful
"you will not attain to piety until you spend (out) of which you love. And whatever you spend – Allah knows (of it)"
( Surah: Al-Imran, Verse 92 ).
The Centre helps arrange the Qurbani (Eid sacrifice) through halal butchers/abattoirs each year for interested participants.
