Al Anwar Foundation · Serving the madrasa since 1971
Supporting Islamic education, families, and rural communities since 1971.
Al Anwar Foundation is a UK-based Islamic charity supporting Anwarul Uloom Madrasa in Sylhet alongside welfare, food, education, and community projects for deprived families across Bangladesh.
400+ students supported · Established 1971 · UK charity supporting Bangladesh · Zakat-eligible projects
The madrasa today
- 400+ Students enrolled
- 150+ Boarding students
- 120+ Hifz graduates
- 1971 Founded
- 1000+ Meals served in Ramadan
What we do
Six ways we serve
Al Anwar Foundation supports Islamic education, vulnerable families, and rural communities across Sylhet: from a working madrasa in Monuhorpur to food and welfare projects in the surrounding villages.
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Islamic Education
Supporting Hifz, Kitab, and Islamic studies for students in rural Sylhet.
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Student Support
Sponsor an individual student: food, books, boarding, and stipends.
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Food & Welfare
Daily meals at the madrasa and food relief for deprived families nearby.
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Masjid & Building Projects
Construction, maintenance, and expansion of the masjid, classrooms, and dormitories.
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Emergency Appeals
Ramadan, Winter, and disaster-relief appeals when communities need help.
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Qurbani & Seasonal Giving
Qurbani, Aqeeqah, Fitrah, Fidya, and Kaffarah: distributed locally.
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Purpose
Why we exist
Our mission
To preserve Islamic knowledge, support vulnerable families, and build sustainable benefit through education, welfare, and community development. We support students seeking sacred knowledge, assist deprived families, maintain educational facilities, strengthen rural Muslim communities, and create long-term Sadaqah Jariyah opportunities.
Our vision
A future where every child has access to Islamic education, every family has dignity and support, and communities can grow through faith, knowledge, and collective care.
Where your donation goes
100% direct project delivery
Every donation supports direct project delivery: education, meals, student welfare, building maintenance, and community support. UK admin and operations are funded separately by the trustees, so no portion of your gift is taken off the top.
- Hifz student board, meals, books 85% Room and board, three meals a day, textbooks and stipends for ~150 hifz students.
- Classical-trained teachers' stipends 10% Twelve teachers teaching Hifz, Hadith, Fiqh and Arabic by hand.
- Buildings, repairs, kitchen, prayer hall 5% Roof, plumbing, the masjid the village shares, the kitchen that feeds 150.
- UK admin and operations 0% Covered separately by the trustees out of pocket. Zero percent of donor funds.
Breakdown illustrative: finalised once the trustees publish each year's audited figures.
Featured projects
What we're raising for right now
Live appeals across the foundation's work. Every campaign below shows the current total raised, the goal, and a direct link to support it.
Inside the madrasa
Where your donations land
Classrooms, the masjid, the dormitory, and the everyday rhythm of 400 students. Photos taken on-site in Monuhorpur, Sylhet.
Under the guidance of
Shaikhul Hadith Mufti Abdur Rahman
Principal & Shaikhul Hadith
Principal and Shaikhul Hadith of Monuhorpur Anwarul Uloom Madrasa, Kulaura. Lead scholar for the Ask-the-Principal Q&A programme.
Trust built on transparency
Stripe-secured payments, UK-based trustee oversight, and regular reporting from the madrasa on the ground.
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400 students across 4 departments
Nurani, Hifz, Kitab and a separate women's section: all taught on one campus by senior ulama.
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7 huffaz graduated this year
Each year a new cohort completes the Qur'an memorisation. The wider community gathers for the closing dua.
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150 students live on-site
Our first residential wing means children from beyond Kulaura can finally enrol: a long-standing limitation now lifted.
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Full CCTV + secure boundary
The whole campus, classrooms, masjid, courtyard, is monitored. Boundary walls and the front gate complete the perimeter.
Ways to give
Choose your way to support
Zakat, Sadaqah, Sadaqah Jariyah, Qurbani, monthly giving, sponsorship: pick the channel that fits your intention.
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Obligatory Giving Religious obligations: Zakat, Fitrah, Fidya, Kaffarah.
- Pay your Zakat to poor students, families and orphans Your Zakat supports poor Hifz students, poor families and orphans in Sylhet. Pay directly …
- Fitrana, purify your fast, feed your neighbour Fitrana (Zakat al-Fitr) is a small obligatory charity paid by every Muslim before Eid …
- Fidya, feed someone in place of a missed fast Fidya is the compensation paid by those who genuinely cannot fast, the chronically ill, …
- Kaffarah, expiate a serious sin Kaffarah is the expiation Allah commanded for deliberately broken oaths and broken Ramadan fasts. …
- Got interest income? Dispose of it properly Interest (riba) cannot be kept or used. But neither should it sit in a …
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General Charity Voluntary giving and ongoing reward.
- Sadaqah, give what you can, when you can Sadaqah is voluntary giving, any amount, any time, with the intention of pleasing Allah. …
- Sadaqah Jariyah, reward that never stops The Prophet ﷺ said: when a person dies, all their deeds end except three, …
- Lillah, for the sake of Allah alone Lillah is general charity given purely for the pleasure of Allah, without conditions on …
- Give every month, steady support the madrasa can count on
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Seasonal Appeals Time-bound appeals: give when the moment matters.
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Sponsorships & Projects Sponsor a student, build a classroom, support a long-term project.
- Sponsor a Hafiz, sponsor an orphan For the price of a coffee a day, you can pay for a student's …
- Every brick, a sadaqah jariyah Our new 5-storied building will house classrooms, a library and a dormitory. Sponsor a …
- Aqiqah, celebrate a new life with sacrifice Aqiqah is the sunnah of sacrificing a sheep, goat or share of cattle in …
Long-term reward
A gift that keeps giving
Sadaqah Jariyah: ongoing charity that earns reward long after you give. Build a classroom, fund a Hifz student, or support the school's running costs. Every monthly gift compounds.