The Waqf Fund is set to provide financial assistance to the development of the Quran Learning Center in Naifaru, Lhaviyani Atoll, Minister of Islamic Affairs Dr Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed has said.
The Hifz Center in Naifaru will be the first dedicated center for Quran memorisation in the country. The Island council has sought financial assistance to establish the center.
Minister Dr Shaheem noted that Naifaru has been developing a lot of young Huffaz and the Ministry has decided to respond to the request by the island council to provide the necessary financial assistance through the Waqf Fund for the development of the Quran Learning Center in Naifaru.
The Minister said that Quran memorisation projects will be conducted in mosques in islands without special Islamic centers, adding that the Ministry will provide every assistance possible to private Quran classes and government agencies conducting Hifz programmes.