Ta’awunu Movements
JAMA’ATU TA’AWUNIL MUSLIMEEN {JTM}
JAMA’ATU TA’AWUNIL MUSLIMEEN {JTM}
Is an organization with a comprehensive Islamic ideology. Itcan be likened to a school of taught that preaches the pristine Islam, the central message of Allah through His prophet {peace and blessing be upon him} with a mission to remind Muslims of their past and to challenge them to remain focus on Allah’s greater and victories better dawn ahead. The Arabic word Ta’awun means ‘’cooperation, alliance or help’’. The name Islam derived from Qur’an 5 verse 2, which says, ‘’Help you one another in Al- Birr and At- Taqwa {virtue, righteousness and piety}; but do not help one another in sin and transgression.’’
Ta’wun is an embodiment of thoughtful ideas, vision and mission that remind you of commitment to Dawah and methodology of the Holy Prophet {peace and blessing upon him}, calling to the true and practical teaching of the final Messenger Muhammad {peace and blessing be upon him} who lived an exemplary virtuous life as commanded by his creator in all aspects of life, both inthe spiritual and mundane.
JTM is salafin creed, sunni in syllabus, Haraki in action and contemporary in thinking and planning. Its emergence was not accidental, but a carefully planned, well focus and a greatly determined movement, moving with the mission and vision to rescue { in sha ALLAH} this generation and ones to come from the shackles of oppression of human values.
This Dawah Frontlines came into existence when Muslim Ummah {in Nigeria, especially, the south Western part} was about to lose hope, it was a period when Muslims had no rights to worth to their names and treated as if in serfdom. A time when there was no respect for Muslims in the society and their rights as human beings were being trampled upon and less recognized.
The organization understands that Islam is not just a religion as many do erroneously think but think a complete way of life which includes socio-political, socio-economic value systems and beliefs embed in Islamic anthropological fabrics. It also touches upon the materials as well as spiritual dimensions of human existence and considers that all humans’ thoughts anddeeds should be anchored on God’s consciousness.
Islam, that Ta’wun believes in, is a practical one, where faith and actions work simultaneously. It is which teaches that faith by its self is not enough until it is transformed in to action. According to the saying of the prophet Muhammad {peace and blessing be upon him}; ‘’Faith does not depend on raising hopes, but it is something which is firmly established in the hearth and testified to by action…….’’, thus, faith without action is like a bird without wings {bird which though may hop with its companions on earth, can and will never fly with them to heaven} – and this is the nature of the present Muslims. So, Ta’wun strives to make a average Muslims understands that inner beliefs as well as outward actions should stand together to define who a good Muslim is.
Our Vision
Islamic propagation, Establishment and Caliphacy
Our Aims and Objectives
- To eradicate the problem of ignorance and illiteracy among Muslims with the aims of reviving the past glory and splendour of Muslim Ummah, and to let them understand their present states and working towards a brighter future.
- To wage war against poverty and its attendant subjugation of Muslims with the aim of according the Muslims his or her proper values and recognition within the society, by way of providing conducive atmosphere for them {the Muslims} where they can live and thrive under to actualize their dreams.
- To organize the seemingly uncoordinated Muslims youth b assembling them to achieve the required and desired forces for the Ummah and make it victorious always.
- To solve the problems of class enslavement and primordial hegemony by working toward staking Muslims out their weakness to achieve stronger and better self sufficient Muslims.
- To raise the best set of people through purification and salvation of souls, and to nonscientist them as a new people with passion for Islam, its growth and development.
- To eradicate discrimination against any Muslim who believes in Allah and His Apostle {and amongMuslims}.
OUR PROGRAMMES
A’awan program {Men programme };This is a soul reviving programme and very educative. It is a training program where members are taken through proper understanding of Islamic creeds based on the Quran and Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic civilization and current issues. Before anyone can be a member of A’awan, such must have been taking active roles in others programmes or as anAsiroh that he is coordinating. It is held over the night and comes up every Monday {or any other day as maybe convenient for the concerned Branches or Zone}.
Ummuahat{ Womenprogramme};Itis a programme meant for both married and unmarried woman members of the organization. There, woman are trained on proper understanding of Islamic creed based on the Quran and Hadith, Fiqh, Islamic civilization, current issues and how to build an ideal family as an offshoot of abetter society. It is a weekly programme.
Daorah; This comes up once every 2 months for the Branches Naqeebs and their officers to re- orientate them on the goal of Islam.
Asheeroh;It is a platform where the new members are being formally introduced and orientated into the organization, most especially the youth. Every already well trained member is involved in this programme that takes place every week after Ishai prayer in various Masajid{ Mosques}. It is also serves as a means of disseminating information to the general public. Apart from this, the organization does organize Asiroh for former thugs, transport union members and market woman to gain their hearts for Islam and or to tame them from their former inequities and waywardness.
Zonal programme {Al-Muhafasah};It is a training forum on dawah methodology where people from the same zone gather together at their zonal headquarters under the zonal Naqeeb. Likewise, it is where the progress report of Asiroh are submitted and discussed.
Tab’yeen {General programme}; This is a general program for members and non- members { both male and female}. It comes up on every Friday of the week at the National Headquarters but varies in from branches to branches. It centers on local, national and international issues that affect Muslims and Islam generally.
Women Tab’yeen; This isa general programme for women only. Both the member and non- members are involved in this programme and it is usually based on general issues and the role of women in Islamic development.
The student’s forum; It is where issues concerning students in various tertiary institutions as well as secondary and primary schools are discussed {through it prioritizes on the affairs of the upcoming leaders, that is, the primary and secondary school students}. It is a weekly programme for students only.
Irshad ; This is a monthly or weekly programme { as the case may be} for the general public which entails spreading of Islamic understanding, correction of wrong impression against Islam and addressing issues relating to individual’s life in the society.
Katibah; It is a training session that usually holds in every two months. It involves towns within the branches and it is organized to evaluate and abreast of the levels of developmental activities in the towns. Katibah is divided into four; KatibahAbubakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Aliy. Each Katibah has its own supervisor who gathers and passes information to the National body and gets feedback to the Katibah.
Jabua {State / Zonal programme};Jabua consist of Katibah {plural of katibah} and its functions includes supervision of kataib. It is divided into 2; Jabua ‘Umar { Osun, Offa, Kwara, Ekiti and Ondo States} and JabuaSalahudeen Al- Ayyubi {Oyo, Ogun, Ilorin Kwara and Lagos States}.
Qawafidu’IQurah {Villages DA’AWAH}; it is a platform designed to delegate well trained members of the organization to different villages on weekly basis to preach and invite people to Islam {and pristine ‘aqeedah}. Branches are established at those villages and special Arabic knowledge based classes, are organized to teach the villagers and their children knowledge about civilization {Islamic and Western}. Western oriented education as well as Islamic cum Arabic education.
Mu’tamar Palestine; As Palestinian issue is very important in Islam, the organization annually organizes a big conference on Palestine to remind Muslims and sensitizes them on /about its importance and what are the responsibilities of every Muslim towards the actualization of an independent Palestinian State.
Mu’tamar {National Conference}; It is an Annual National Conference that brings together all members of the organization from all over the world. It is the platform whose we communicate to the whole world {through a segment tagged ‘’International Conference within the conference ‘’}, roll out our next projects and re- evaluate our goals, priorities and achievements.
JAMA’ATU TA’AWUNIL MUSLIMEEN {JTM}
OUR DEPARTMENTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS
Medial department: It manages the information of the organization and assists in spreading information that affect Muslims and the nation.
Achievements
- Establishments of internet radio[the first radio Islamic internet radio in Nigeria]
- Establishments of internet TV
- Establishments of Cyber café
- Establishments of information and communication Technology Training Centre
- Acquisition of printing press and colour separating machine
- Acquisition of Lithography and cutting machine
- Production of At- tamkeen Magazine and Majority Newspapers
- Establishment of Multi media centre
Web: www.taawunonline.net,
www.the majoritynigeria.net,
Facebook: https//web.facebook.com/taawuninfo,
www.facebook.com/taawunsisters.alummuhaat
Twitter: https//twitter.com/jamaattaawun
e-mail-:taawuninfo@gmail.com
Educational Department:It works towards achieving a better future for Muslims by ensuring that more human resources are well trained for acquire skills in other to take Muslims back to their preeminent status as vanguards of knowledge of any informed and empherical knowledge based civilization and world-order.
Achievements
- Establishment of over 40 primary and secondary schools
- Establishment of Al- Ummah College of Education
- Establishment of College of Arabic and Islamic Studies [A Diploma school in Arabic and Islamic studies [affiliated to the University of Ilorin]
- Establishment of Al- Ummah College of Shari’ah and Legal Studies UMCALS (A Diploma in Shari’ah and common Law Awarding Institution)
- Registration of WAEC and NECO examinations
- Establishment of E-learning centre
Social and Charity Department: It sees to the welfare of the less privilege Muslims (as well as non- Muslims), Widows, Orphans and Physically challenged Muslims.
Achievements
- Establishment of Ta’awunu Orphanage
- Establishment of Ta’awunu Centre for the special Needs
- Establishment of Baytul mal Islamic Foundation
- Mutual relationship with social clubs, market woman and non- government organizations.
Health Department: It is charged with the responsibilities of providing standard health services to Muslims and to ensure that welfare of Muslim Women (especially women in purdah) is taking care of.
Achivements
- Establishment of Hospitals management Unit (with 3 hospitals)
- Establishment of Islamic First Aid Group (ISFAG)
- Establishment of food and drug control Unit (FDCU)
- Establishment of Ta’awun Health Initiative (THI)
- Establishment of Ta’awun Health Research (THR)
Legal and Human Rights Department: It is charged with the responsibility of fighting for the rights of less privilege, oppressed, defenseless and the vulnerable members of the society( Muslims and non- Muslim alike) and to render legal services generally to the organization as well as Islamic sisters organizations. It handles all the legal briefs of the society.
Achievements
- Establishment of Al- Ummah of Shari’ah and Legal Studies
- Procurement of Ta’awunu Legal and Human Rights Centre at Panada, Iwo Nigeria
Calls and Guidance ( Da’awah) Department: It is charged with responsibility real Islamic Ideology on the Muslim populace in Nigeria.
Achievemnts
- Construction of 39 Masjid/mosques as centers for Islamic propagation
- 28 in the state of Osun
- 9 in Oyo state
- 2 in Ogun state
- Daarul- Islam Institute of Islamic and Vocational Studies
- DaarulHijirah School of QuranicMemorization
- Registration of Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Examination (SAISSCE)
Women Affairs Department:It oversees the general affairs of women, ladies and children.
Achievements
- Establishment of Baytul Mal for Women in purdah Cooperative Society
- Establishment of Centre for Women development
Department of works: it handles both internal and external projects of the organization.
Achievements
- Establishment of a construction company, Al-badru Nigeria Limited
Research and HumanDevelopment: It involves granting support to Muslims in educational development and making research on human growth and development
Achievements
- Establishment of Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies (Adult Arabic class)
- Establishment of Centre for research and human and development
Public Relation Department:It helps in building mutual relationship between the organization and the public, the organization and the sisters, organization as well as between the organization and the world.
Achievements
- It relates with Osun medial correspondence
- It creates platform for proper relationship between the organization and the sister Islamic organizations
- It creates platform for proper relationship between the organization and the world
- It creates platform for proper relationship between the organization and the political entity or and entities (in a way that tends to inculcate in the political office holders as well as the politicians the fear of Allah and love citizens)
Security corps (Al- JayshuIslamy): It assists in protecting the organization’s establishment and contributes to the peace, security and enabling orderliness of the society to all sundry.
Achievements
- Member of Police Community Relations Committee
- Establishment of Karate Group (TEAM KARATE)
- Reception and obtain the 2015/16 Medial Award at South West under 18 Karete championship
It collaborates with Security Agencies to provide adequate security for the community.
Political Department:Its function is to collaborate with any political parties in the interest of Muslims
Achievement:
- Reformer Vanguard group
- Adelaja Vanguard group
- Taáwunu Political Forum (TPF)
Agricultural Department: It operates and maintains the operation feed the nationcommunityin order to contribute to poverty alleviation process in the Muslim community
Finance Department:it helps in financing and facilitating developmental and the inclusive growth of the organization. It manages the finance of the Society and ensures prudent management of its resources.