Constitution of a Charltable Incorporated Organlsatlon whose onlyvotlng members are Its charity trustees {'Foundatlon' model constltutlonl Date of constitution (last amended).. . 18lk July 2023.................,,........,..............,,...,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,.......,,,.,,,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,., Name The name of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation I'the CIO") Is ..Awqaaf........................,.....,,.,.,,,,,,,.,,,,,,..,,,,........,,..,,,.,,,,....,.. Natlonal locatlon of prln¢lpal offl¢e The CIO must have 3 prlnclpal office In England or Wale5. The principal office of the CIO is in Engla nd. Oblect The object of the CIO Is; l . For the public benefit, the relief and assistance of pe¢)ple in need in the U.K and in less developed countrles who are the victlms of war or natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe in partitular by the rent income generated from tenanted landlpropertles purchased exclu51vely within the UK. 2. To advance the Islarnic religion and promote Islamic religlous harmony worldwide for the benefit of the public t'hrough.. a) provision o* places of worship b) provision of and maintaining buildings used for Islamic religious practices, c) raising awareness and understanding of the Islamic religious belief and practices d) carrying out Islamic religious devotional acts e) carrying out missionary and outreach work promoting knowledge and mutual understanding and respect of the Islamlc religious belief and practices g) educating the publlc in the Islamic rellgious belief including an awareness of its distinctlve features and common ground to promote good relations between persons of different faiths. h) conducting Islamic religlous ceremonies such as marriages and funerals Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an applicatlon of the property of the CIO for the purposes whlch are not charita ble in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment Iscotlandl Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 Powers The CIO has power to do anything which is calculated to fltrther its object or is conducive or incidental to doing so. In particular, the CIO has power to: l. borrow money and to charge the whole or any part of its property as security for the repayment of the money kiorrowed. The CIO must comply as approprlate with sections 124 and 125 of the Charities Act 2011, if it wishes to mortgage land; 2, buy, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any property and to maintain and equip It for use,. 3. sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the property belonging to the CIO. In exercising this power, the CIO must comply as appropriate with sections 117 and 119-123 of the Charities Act 2011,. 4. employ and remunerate such staff as are necessary for carrying out the work of the CIO. The CIO may employ or remunerate a charitv trustee only to the extent that it is permitted to do so by clause 6 (Benefits and payments to charity trustee5 and connected personsl and provided it complies with the conditions of that clause,. 5. deposit or invest funds, employ a professional fund-manager, and arrar7ge for the investments or other property of the CIO to be held in the name of a nominee, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the trustees of a trust are permitted to do by the Trustee Act 2000. Appllcatlon of income and property l. The income and property of the CIO must be applled solely towards the promotion of the objects. a.A charlty trustee Is entitled to be reimbursed f rom the property of the CIO or may pay out of such property reasonable expenses properly incurred by hlm or her when acting on behalf of the CIO. b.A charity trustee may benefit from trustee indemnity insurance cover purchased at the CIO'S expense in accordance with, arml subject to the conditions in, sectlon 189 of the Charitles Act 2011. 2. None of the income or property of the CIO may be paid or transferred directly or Indirectly by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise by way of prof It to anymember of the CIO. 3. Nothing in thls clause shall prevent a charlty trustee or connected person receiving any benefit or payment whSch is authorlsed by Clause 6. Beneflts and payments to charlty trustees and connected persons 111 General provlslons No charity trustee or connected person mav.. a. buy or receive any goods or Services from the CIO on terms preferential to those applicable to members of the publlc; b, sell goods, services, or any interest in land to the CIO. c. be employed by, or receive any remuneratlon from, the CIO,. receive any other financial benefit from the CIO,. unless the payment or benefit is permitted by sub-clause121 of this clause or authorised by the court or the prior wrltten consent of the Charlty Commission 1.the Commission") has been obtained. In thls clause, a 'f Inancial benefit" means a benefit, direct or indirect, which Is elther money or has a monetsry value. Scope and powers permitting trustees, or connected persons, beneflts A charity trustee or connected person may receive a beneflt from the CIO as a benef iciary of the CIO provided that a majority of the trustees do not benef it in this wav. A charity trustee or connected person may enter Into a contract for the supply of services, or of goods that are supplled In connection with the provislon of services, to the CIO where that is permitted In accordance wlth, and subject to the conditions in, sections 185 to 188 of the Charities Act 2011, Subject to sub-clause (31 of this clause a charlty trustee or connected person may provide the CIO wlth goods that are not supplied in connection with services provided to the CIO hy the chèrlty trtjstee or connected person. A charlty trustee or connected person may receive interest on money lent to the CIO at a reasonable and proper rate whlch must be not more than the 8ank of England bank rate la Iso known as the base ratel. A charity trustee or connected person may receive rent for premises let by the trustee or connected person to the CIO. The amount of the rent and the other terms of the lease must be reasonable and proper. The charity trustee concerned must withdraw from any meeting at which such a proposal or the rent or other terms of the lease are under discussion. A charity trustee or connected person may take part in the normal trading and fundraising activities of the CIO on the sarre terms as members of the publlc. Payment for supply of goods only - controls The CIO and its charity trustees may only rely upon the authority provided by sub- clause {2llcl of this clause if each of the following conditions is satisfied: The amount or maximum amount of the payment for the goods is set out in a written agreement between the CIO and the charity trustee or Connected person supplying the goods I'the supplier'l. The amount or maximum amount of the payment for the giK>ds does not exceed what is reasonable in the circumstances for the supply of the goods in question. The other charlty trustees are satisfied that it is in the best interests of the CIO to contract with the supplier rather than wlth someone who is not a charity trustee or connected person. In reaching that decislon the charity trustees must balance the advantage of contracting with a charlty trustee or connected person a88inst the disadvantages of doing so. The supplier is absent from the part of any meeting at which there is discussion of the proposal to enter into a contract or arrangement with him or her or it with regard to the Supply of good5 to the CIO. The supplier does not vote on any such matter and is not to be counted when calculating whether a quorum of charity trustees is present at the meeting. The reason for their decision is recorded by the charity trustees in the minute book. A majority of the charity trustees then in office are not in receipt of remuneration or payments authorised by clause 6. 4. In sub-clauses121 and131 of this cla use.. a."the CIO" includes any company in which the CIO., lil holds more than 50/0 of the shares; or lill controls more than 50Qh of the voting rights attached to the shares,. or liiil has the right to appoint one or more dlrectors to the board of the compa ny,. "connected person" includes any person within the deflnltSon set out in clause1301 Ilnterpretationl,. Confllcts of Interest and confllcts of loyalty A charlty trustee must.. l. declare the nature and extent of any interest, direct or indirect, which he or she has In a proposed transaction or arrangement with the CIO or In any transaction or arrangement entered into by the CIO whi ch has not previouslv been declared; and 2. absent himself or herself f rom any discussions of the charity trustees Ir) whlch It Is possible that a conflict of interest will arise between his or her duty to act solely in the I nterests of the CIO and any personal interest Ilncluding but not limited to any financial Interest), Any charity trustee absentlng himself or herself from any discussions in accordance with thls clause must not vote or be counted as part of the quorum in any declsion of the charity trustees on the matter, LlabllSty of members to contrlbute to the assets of the CIO if it is wound up I, If the CIO is wound up, each member of the CIO is liable to contribute to the assets of the CIO such amount Ibut not more than £IOOI as may be required for payment of the debts and liabilities of the CIO contracted before that person ceases to be a member, for payment of the costs, charges and expenses of winding up, and for adjustment of the rights of the contributlng members among themselves, 2. In sub-cl3use111 of this clause "member" includes any person who was a member of the CIO within 12 months before the commencement of the winding up. 3. But subject to that, the members of the CIO have no liability to contribute to Its assets If It is wound up, and accordingly have no personal respcnsibility for the settlement of its debts and Ilabilitles beyond the amount that they are liable to contribute. Charlty trustees {11 Functlons and dutles of charlty trustees rhe charity trustees shall manage the affairs of the CIO and may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the CIO. It is the duty of each charity trustee.. a.to exerclse hls or her powers and to perform hls or her functions In his or her capaclty as a trustee of the CIO In the way he or she decides in good faith would be most likely to further the purposes of the CIO; and b.to exercise, in the performance of those functions, such care and skS11 as is reasonable in the circumstances having regard in partlcular to.. lil any special knowledge or experience that he or she has or holds himself or herself out as having; and, lill if he or she acts as a charity trustee of the CIO in the course of a business or profession, to any special knowledge or experience that It is reasonable to expect of a person actlng In the course of that kind of business or profession. Eligibility for trusteeship Every charity trustee rnust be a natural person. No individual may be appointed as a charity trustee of the CIO,, if he or she is under the age of 16 years: or If he or she would automatically cease to hold off ice under the provisions of clause112llllell. No one Is entitled to act as a charlty trustee whether on appointment or on any re-appointment until he or she has expressly ackr)owledged, Sn whatever way the charlty trustees decide, hls or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee. Idl At least one of the trustees of the CIO must be 18 years of age or over. If therels no trustee aged at least 18 years, the remaining trustees may onlv act to call a meeting of the charlty trustees, or appoint a new charltv trustee. Number of charlty trustees There must be at least three charity trustees, If the number falls below this mlnlmum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoirit a new charity trustee. The maximum number of charity trustees is 12. The charity trustees may r)ot appoint any charlty trustee if as a result the number of charity trustees would exceed the maxSmum. 141 Flrst charlty trustee5 The first charity trustees are a5 follows- Mr Mohmed Ali Harrath Mrs Salwa Abbasi Mr Adil Djebali io. Appolntment of charlty trustees l. Apart from the f i rst charlty trustees, every trustee must be appolnted by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. 2. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees m ust have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. 11, Informatlon for new charlty trustees The charity trustees wlll make available to each new charlty trustee, on or before hSs or her first appolntment.. a,a copy of the current version of this constitution,. and b, a copy of the CIO'S latest Trustees, Annual Report and statement of accounts 12. Retlrement and removal of charity trustees l. A charity trustee ceases to hold office if he or she.. a. retires by notifying the CIO in writing (but only if enough charity trustees will remain in office when the notice of resignation takes effect to form a quorum for meetings); b.is absent without the permission of the charity trustees from all their meetings held withir) a period of six months and the trustees resolve that his or her office be vacated: c. dies,, d. in the written opinion, given to the company, of a registered medical practitioner treating that person, has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a director and may remain so for more than three months; e. is disqualified from acting as a charity trustee by virtue of sections 178-180 of the Charities Act 2011 lor any statutory re-enactment or modification of that provision). 2. Any person retiring as a charity trustee is eligible for reappointment. 13. Taklng of declsions by charity trustees Any decision may be tsken elther: at a meetlng of the charlty trustees; or by resolution in writing or electronic form agreed by a majority of all of the charity trustees, which may comprise either a single document or several documents containing the text of the resolution in like form to which the majority of all of the charity trustees has signified thelr agreement. Such a resolution shall be effective provided that a copy of the proposed resolution has been sent, at or as near as reasonably practicable to the same time, to all of the charity trustees,. and the majority of all of the charity trustees has signif led agreement to the resolution in a document or documents which has or have been authenticated by their signature, by a statement of their identity accompanying the document or documents, or in such other manner as the charity trustees have previously resolved, and delivered to the CIO at its principal office or such other place as the trustees may resolve Iwithin 28 days of the circulation datel, 14. Delegation by charity trustees l. The charlty trustees may delegate any of their powers or functlons to a committee or commlttees, and, if they do, they shall determine the terms and conditions on whlch the delegation is made, The charity trustees may at any tlme alter those terms and conditions, or revoke the delegation, 2. This power is In addltion to the power of delegation in the General Regulatlons and any other power of delegation available to the charity trustees, but is subject to the followlng requlrements: a.a committee may conslst of two or more persons, but at least one member of each commlttee must be a charlty trustee. b.the acts and proceedings of any committee must be brought to the attention of the charity trustees as a whole as soon as is reasonably practicable. and c. the charity trustees shall from ti me to time review the arrangements which they have made for the delegation of thelr powers. 15. Meetlngs of charity trustees 111 Calllng meetlngs a.Any charity trustee may call a meeting of the charity trustees. b.Subject to that, the charity trustees shall dec5de how thelr meetings are to be called, and what notice is required. 121 Chalrlng of meetlngs The charity trustees may appoint one of their nurnber to chai r their meetings and may at any time revoke such appointment. If no-one has been 50 appointed, or if the person appointed is unwilling to preside or Is not present within 10 minutes after the time of the meeting, the charity trustees present may appoint one of their number to chair that meeting. 131 Procedure at meetlngs c. No decislon shall be taken at a meeting unless a quorum is present at the tirne when the declsSon Is taken. The quorum is two charity trustees, or the number nearest to one third of the total number of charity trustees, whichever is greater, or such larger number as the charity trustees may decide from time to time. A charity trustee shall not be counted in the quorum present when any decision is made about a matter upon which he or she is not entitled to vote. d.Questions arising at a meeting shall be decided by a majority of those eligible to vote. e. In the case of an equallty of votes, the person who chairs the meeting shall have a second or casting vote. 4. Partlclpatlon In meetings by electronlc means A meeting may be held by suitable electronic means agreed by the charity trustees in which each participant may communicate with all the other particlpants. Any charity trustee participating at a meeting by suitable electronle means agreed by the charity trustees in which a participant or partleipants may communicate with all the other participants shall qualify as being present at the meeting. Meetings held by electronic means Must comply with rules for meetings, Including chairing and the taking of mlnutes. 16. Membership of the CIO l. The members of the CIO shall be its cha rity trustee5 for the time being. The only persons eliglble to be members of the CIO are Its charity trustees. Membership of the CIO cannot be transferred to anyone else. 2. Any member a nd charity trustee who ceases to be a charity trustee automatically ceases to be a member of the CIO. 17. Informal or assoclate Inon-voting) memhership l.The charlty trustees may create associate or other classe5 of non-voting membership, and may determine the rights and obligations of any such members (including payment of membership feesl, and the conditions for admisslon to, and termination of membership of any such class of members. 2. Other references In this constltution to "members" and °membership" do not apply to non-voting members, and non-voting mem bers do not qU31ify a5 members for any purpose unde¥ the Ch8rities Acts, General Regulations or Dissolution Regulations. 18. Declslons whlch must be made by the members of the CIO l. Any decision to.. a.amend the constitution of the CIO; b.amalEamate the CIO with, or transfer its undertaking to, one or more other CIOS, in accordance with the Charities Act 2011; or c. wind up or dissolve the CIO lincluding transferrlng its business to anv other charitvl must be made by a resolution of the members of the CIO (rather than a resolution of the charity trustees), 2. Decislons of the members may be made either: a. by resolutlon at a general meeting,. or b. by resolution in writing, in accordance with sub-clause14I of this clause. 3. Any decislon specified in sub-clause111 of this clause must be made in accordance wlth the provlsions of clause [281 (amendment of constitution), clause1291 (Voluntary winding up or dissolution), or the provisions of the Charities Act 2011, the General Regulations or the Dissolution Regulations as applicable. Those provislons requlre the resolution to be agreed by a 75Yo majority of those members voting at a gener8 I meeting, or agreed by all members In writing. 4, Except where a resolution in writing must be agreed by all the members, such a resolution may be agreed by a simple majority of all the members who are entitled to vote on It. Such a resolutlon shall be effective provided that: a.a copy of the proposed resolution has been sent to all the members eligible to vote, and b.the requi red majority of members has signif led its agreement to the resolution in a document or documents which are received at the prlnclpal office within the period of 28 days beginning with the clrculatlon date. The document signifying a member's agreement must be authenticated by their signature> by a statement of their identity accompanying the document, or in such other manner as the CIO has specified. The resolution in writing may comprise several copies to which one or more mernber5 has signified their agreement. Eligibility to vote on the resolution is limited to members who are members of the CIO on the date when the proposal is first circulated, 19. General meetings of members l. Calllng of general meetings of members The charity trustees may designate any of their meetings as a general meeting of the members of the CIO. The purpose of such a meeting is to discharge any business which must by law be discharged by a resolution of the members of the CIO as specified in clause1181 IDecisions which must be made by the members of the CIO). 2. Notlce of general meetings of members a.The minimum period of notice required to hold a general meeting of the members of the CIO is 14 days. b. Except where a speclfied perlod of notlce is strictly required by another clause i n this constitution, by the Charities Act 2011 or by the General Regulations, a general meeting may be called by shorter notice f Itls 50 agreed by a majority of the members of the CIO. c. Proof that an envelope containing a notice was properly addressed, prepaid and posted,. or that an electronic form of notice was properlv addressed and sent, shall be conclusive evidence that the notice was given. Notice shall be deemed to be glven 48 hours after it was posted or sent. 3. Procedure at general meetlngs of members The provisions in clause 15121-141 governing the chairing of rneetings, procedure at meetings and participation in meetings by electronic means apply to any general meeting of the members, with all references to trustees to be tsken as references to members. 4. Proxy votlng lal Any member of the CIO may appoint another person as a proxy to exercise 811 or any of that member's rights to 8ttend, speak and vote at a general meeting of the CIO. Proxies must be appointed by a notice in writing la "proxy notice") which.. 111 states the name and address of the member appointing the proxy,. lill identifies the person appointed to be that member's proxy and the general meeting in relation to which that person is appointed,. liill 15 signed by or on behalf of the member appointing the proxy, or is authentlcated in such manner as the CIO may determ ine,. and livl is delivered to the CIO in accordance with the constltution and any instructions contained in the notice of the general meeting to which they relate. Ibl The CIO may require proxy notices to be delivered in a particular form, and may specify different forms for different purposes. Icl Proxy notices may (but do not have tol specify how the proxy 3ppointed under them is to vote lor that the proxy is to abstain from voting) on one or more resolutions, Idl Unless a proxy notice indicates otherwise, it must be treated as- 11} allowlng the person appolnted under It as a proxy dlscretion as to how to vote on any ancillary or procedural resolutions put to the meeting,. and lill appointing that person as a proxy in relation to any adjournment of the general meeting to which it relates as well as the meeting itself. le} A member who Is entltled to attend, spea k or vote lelther on a show of hands or on a poll) at a general meeting remains so entitled in respect of that meeti ng or any adjournment of it, even though a valid proxy notice has been delivered to the CIO by or on behalf of that member. If) An appointment under a proxy notice may be revoked by dellvering to the CIO a notlce in wrltlng glven by or on behalf of the member by whom or on whose behalf the proxy notice was given. Ig) A notice revoking a proxy appointment only takes effect if it is delivered before the start of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which it relates. Ih) If a proxy notice Is not signed or 2Uthenticated by the member appointing the proxyi It must be accompanied by written evidence that the person who signed or authenticated it on that member's behalf had authority to do so. 15) Postal Votlng lal The CIO may, if the charlty trustees so decide, allow the members to vote by post or electronic mail I"email"I to elect charity trustees or to make a decision on any matter that is being decided at a general meeting of the members. Ibl The charity trustees must appoint at least two persons independent of the CIO to serve as scrutineer5 to supervise the conduct of the postallemail ballot and the counting of votes. Icl If postal and/or email voting is to be allowed on a matter, the CIO must send to members of the CIO not less than1211 days before the deadline for receipt of votes cast In thls way.. i.a notice by emai I, if the member has agreed to receive notice5 in this way under clause12 21 {U5e of electronic communicationsl, including an explanation of the purpose of the vote and the voting procedure to be followed by the member, and a voting form capable of being returned by email or post to the CIO, containing details of the resolution being put to a vote, or of the candidates for electlon, as applicable: li.a notice by post to all other members, including a written explanation of the purpose of the postal vote and the voting procedure to be followed by the member; and a postal voting form containing details of the resolution being put to a vote, or of the candidates for election, as appl icable. Idl The voting procedure must require all forms returned by post to be in an envelope with the member's name and signature. and nothing else, on the eutside, inside 8 nother envelope addressed to 'The Scrutineers for Iname of CIOI,, at the CIO'S principal office or such other postal address as is specified In the votlng procedure. (el The voting procedure for votes cast by email must require the member's name to be at the top of the email, and the email must be authenticated in the manner 5peclfied the votin8 procedure. If) Email votes must be returned to an emall address used only for this purpose and must be accessed only by a scrutineer. Igl The voting procedure must specify the closing date and time for receipt of votes, and must state that any votes received after the closing date or not complying with the voting procedure will be inva lid and not be counted. Ihl The scrutineers must make a list of names of members casting valld votes, and a separate list of members casti ng votes which were Invalid. These lists must be provided to a charity trustee or other person overseelng admission to, and votlng at, the general meeting. A member who has cast a va lid postal or email vote must not vote at the meeting, and must not be counted in the quorum for any part of the meeting on which he, she or it has already cast a val id vote. A member who has cast an invalid vote by post or email is allowed to vote at the meeting and counts towards the quorum. lil For postal votes, the scrutineers must retain the internal envelopes Iwlth the member's name and signature). For email votes, the scrutineers must cut off arid retain any part of the email that includes the member's name. In each case, a scrutineer must record on this evidence of the member's name that the vote has been counted, or If the vote has been declared invalid, the reason for such declaration. 111 Votes cast by post or email must be counted by all the scrutlneers bÈfore the meeting at wliich the vote is lo be taken, The scruti neers must provide to the person chaSring the meetlng written confirmation of the number of valid votes reeeived by post and email and the number of votes received which were invalid. Ikl The scrutineers must not disclose the result of the postallemal I ballot until after votes taken by hand or by poll at the meeting, or by poll after the meeting, have been counted. Only at thls polnt shall the scrutineers declare the result of the valid votes recelved, and these votes shall be ineluded in the declaration of the result of the vote. 111 Following the final declaration of the result of the vote, the scrutlneers must provide to a charlty trustee or other authorised person bundles containing the evidence of members submlttlng val Id postal votes; evidence of members submitting valid email votes,. evidence of invalid votes,. the valld votes; and the invalid votes. Im) Any dispute about the conduct of a postal or email ballot must be referred Inltial ly to a panel set up by the charity trustees, to consist of two trustees and two persons Independent of the CIO. If the dispute cannot be satisfzctorily resolved by the panel, it must be referred to the Electoral Reform Services, 20. Saving provlslons l. Subject to sub-clause12I of thls clause, all decisions of the charity trustees, or of a committee of charity trustees, shall be valid notwithstandlng the participatlon In any vote of a charity trustee: who was disquallfied from holdlng office,. who had previously retired or who had been obliged by the constitution to vacate office; o was not entitled to vote on the matter, whether by reason of a conflict of interest or otherwise,, if, without the vote of that charity trustee and that charlty trustee belng counted In the quorum, the declslon has been made by a majorlty of the charity trustees at a quorate meeting. 2.Sub-clause11) of this clause does not permit a charity trustee to l