Islamic Heritage Fund

Muslim Hands has supported the Great Mosque of Djenné, one of the world's most iconic Islamic landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for over a decade. Our support includes preserving the mosque through its annual replastering, supporting the Imams, muezzins, caretakers and mosque committee, helping deliver Mawlid programmes, Qur'an competitions and community events, and safeguarding the mosque's historic Islamic manuscript library. This work helps preserve one of the world's most important centres of Islamic heritage while ensuring it remains a living place of worship and learning.

In Ghazni Province, Muslim Hands supports the Muslim Sayed Usman Hajveri Madrasa, providing free Islamic education to more than 330 orphaned and disadvantaged children. Students study Qur'an memorisation, Tajweed, Fiqh, Hadith and Seerah alongside literacy and numeracy. The project also supports qualified teachers, learning materials, uniforms, building maintenance and essential resources that enable vulnerable children to continue their education.

Muslim Hands supports the first Muslim school in Mexico, serving the growing indigenous Muslim community in Chiapas. The school provides both the national curriculum and Islamic education while also offering daily meals, teacher support and school maintenance. Recent support has included providing a 15-seat school vehicle, allowing children living further away to travel safely and attend school more regularly.

Muslim Hands continues to support Islamic education in Rwanda through its Imam Support programme. Working with local partners, the project provides religious education across multiple communities, supports qualified teachers, supplies teaching materials translated into the local language, assists with transport and essential resources, and helps vulnerable students attend classes consistently. The programme strengthens local religious leadership and expands access to Islamic education.

Muslim Hands supports Al-Kawthar Academy, a unique Qur'anic and educational institution located on a farm outside Granada. The academy welcomes students from across Europe and combines Qur'an memorisation, Tajweed, Fiqh and Arabic with practical skills such as agriculture, carpentry, baking and horse riding. With Muslim Hands' support, the academy has developed key facilities including a Qur'an school, lecture hall, teachers' residence and vocational workshops. The long-term vision is to train future Spanish and European imams and educators while creating a sustainable model of Islamic education rooted in both scholarship and practical skills.