In the name of Allah The Beneficent
The Merciful!
Praise be to Allah!
Let whoever reads this document I wrote Myself
Know that I bear witness to Allah and his two scribe-
Angels that I have started without stopping or respite
The fulfillment of my pledge before Allah. I have dedicated
the Alazar Islamic Institute and its affiliated centers, the
buildings , vacant lots in Kaolack , Bambey , Thies , Saint-Louis Diourbel and else where and all the proceeds they might Yield as properties of the Almighty; so no actions that would Displease the Creator would be performed therein.

Al Azar is a cultural and social establishment recognized by the Senegalese government by decree no 78-11-73 of 12/15/1978 .
The establishment's objective is the propagation of Islamic culture through education by creating Islamic Institutes, organizing cultural events and publishing a magazine and periodicals.
Khadimou Rassoul North-America Foundation has been incorporated in Washington DC on September 18, 1996 under Section 501 (c) non-profit organization. Its main office is located on 7000 96 th Avenue in Lanham , Maryland .

FOUNDER
The Al Azar Islamic Establishment was founded by his Eminence Sheik Mourtada MBacke, the son of Sheik Ahmadou Bamba.

MAIN OBJECTIVES
The Foundation Khadimou Rassoul North-America and the Al Azar Institute have quite the same objectives. The Foundation's main goal is to provide logistic, financial and technical assistance to Al Azar Institute in carrying its noble mission.

The overall mission is

•  to strengthen authentic faith in Muslims and provide them with a good education, emphasizing Islamic Culture, so that they withstand devastating currents of thoughts;

•  to effectively contribute to the fight against illiteracy, juvenile crime and unemployment.

These noble objectives can be achieved only through good education programs and the propagation of Islamic culture.

Sheik Mourtada Mbacke in the early 1950s founded Al Azar Institute to carry forward the wish of the Venerated Sheik Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke who showed tremendous interest in instruction and education of the Muslims. He quoted to youngsters: “WHOEVER PROHIBITS YOU FROM LEARNING IS A MISGUIDED PERSON AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF SATAN.”

“I RECOMMEND ALL MY STUDENTS TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICE RELIGION AND CONDUCT PROPERLY; IT IS ONLY THROUGH THESE THREE POINTS THAT THEIR DESIRES COULD BE FULFILLED.”

Sheik Mourtada Mbacke, in his devotion to spread the Islamic culture, was the main provider of financial resource. In 1974-1975 he established the first modern school in Darou Salam (Ndame), which is 5 kilometers away from Touba. The school offered six grades at the elementary level.

Thanks to the great role Al Azar Institute played in the fight against illiteracy and juvenile crime with one of the best program taught by a highly dedicated staff and a very low tuition, many families enrolled their children.

Because of the growing number of registration, The Sheik opened several other establishments in every major city in Senegal .

THE CURRICULA

The Al Azar Institute offers a complete education program.

The primary level provides:

•  The religious disciplines: Quran, Interpretation of the Quran, Muslim theology, Hadith (tradition of the Prophet PBUH), Jurisprudence, Rules of Quran Reading;

•  Arabic Linguistic disciplines: Grammar, Morphology, Meter, Rhetoric, Writing, Spelling, and Literature;

•  Scientific and Social disciplines: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, History, Geography, Biography of the Prophet, Civic and Moral Education, French, English.

The program for the middle and secondary level includes:

•  Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Sociology, and Philosophy;

•  Introduction of local languages and other modern disciplines are underway.

MANAGEMENT BOARD

Sheik Mourtada Mbacke put in place a Managing Board to answer to the administration needs and the implementation of the defined objectives. For that purpose, the Managing Board created a General Management body.

The Management includes a General Manager and his assistant Managers, the Directors of the Main Centers, and the Chairman of specialized Committees (Cultural Committee, Research Committee, Foreign Relations Committee, Sport and Organization Committee, Finance Committee).

AL AZAR CENTERS

In order to facilitate contacts and management, the schools are categorized in main centers, secondary centers and annexes.

MAIN CENTERS

Main centers are characterized by a geographic location that allows easy management of secondary centers and the presence of human and material capabilities to build and maintain classes up to high school.

SECONDARY CENTERS

Secondary Centers include any other school that has grades in the Elementary level and the capacity to have at least the first two grades in the Middle level.