Subsidiary

Definition:

The under-mentioned Organs are established within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in accordance with the decisions taken by the Islamic Summit or the Council of Foreign Ministers. Member States shall automatically become members of these organs and their budgets shall be approved by the Council of Foreign Ministers. 

1. Statistical, Economic, Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)
2. Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)
3. Islamic University of Technology (IUT)
4. Islamic Center for the Development of Trade (ICDT)
5. International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA)
6. Islamic Solidarity Fund and its Waqf (ISF)

STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR THE ISLAMIC COUNTRIES  (SESRIC)

ESTABLISHMENT:
The Center was established in pursuance of Resolution No.2/8-EC adopted by the Eighth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Tripoli, in 1399H. (1977). It is a subsidiary organ of the OIC.

OBJECTIVES:
The principal objective of the Centre is to support the process of socio-economic co-operation and development among the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) by undertaking activities in the areas of statistics, research, training and technical co-operation.

The Centre aims particularly to:

• Collect, collate and disseminate socio-economic statistics and information on and for the utilisation of the Member States;
• Undertake economic and social research on issues of economic and social development in the Member States to help generate proposals that will initiate and enhance co-operation among them;
• Organize and support training programmes in selected fields geared to the expressed needs of the Member States, in particular, to assist them in the training of their administrative and technical personnel in the relevant subjects, as well as to the general objectives of the OIC.
• The Centre is also the focal point of the OIC for technical co-operation

HEADQUARTERS:
The Center is located in Ankara, Republic of Turkey.

ADDRESS
Kudüs Cad. No:9 
Diplomatik Site 
06450 ORAN-Ankara, Turkey 
Telephone:
(90-312) 468 61 72 
Fax:
(90-312) 467 34 58 
(90-312) 468 57 26 
Email : cabinet@sesric.org
Website: www.sesric.org

RESEARCH CENTER FOR ISLAMIC HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE (IRCICA)

ESTABLISHMENT:
IRCICA started its activities in 1980 as the first subsidiary organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) concerned with culture.

Its establishment was proposed by the Republic of Turkey during the Seventh Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Istanbul, in 1976, and adopted by the Conference by Resolution no. 3/7-ECS.

The Establishment Statute of the Centre was adopted by the Ninth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Dakar, Senegal, 1978) by Resolution no. 1/9-C. The Statute was amended later and readopted by the Twelfth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Baghdad, Iraq, 1981). Finally, the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference (Dakar, 1991) adopted the Framework Statute of the Subsidiary Organs of the OIC by its Resolution no. 1/6-Org (IS).

OBJECTIVES:

• To act as a focal point and meeting place for scholars, researchers, artists, institutions, organisations, and other parties within and outside the Member States which deal with studies and research on various aspects of Islamic civilisation
• To create objective conditions for cooperation among the parties concerned world-wide with an aim to eliminate prejudices against Islam and its civilisation, project their correct image, inform the world opinion on their role and place in world civilisation, and promote a better understanding and a dialogue between Muslims and other peoples of the world
• To undertake research, publish books, bibliographies, catalogues, albums and other reference works related to the history of Muslim nations, the history of arts and sciences in Islam, cultural heritage, and all other aspects of Islamic culture and civilisation to reinforce awareness of these subjects in world public opinion
• To organize conferences, symposia, exhibitions and other cultural functions on its premises, in the Member States and at other venues to disseminate the results of its activities, encourage studies and stimulate international cooperation in the fields of Islamic culture and civilisation
• To pay special attention to the cultural situation and cultural needs of Muslim nations and communities living in non-Member States and help to strengthen cultural solidarity between the Member States and those Muslim nations and communities
• To assess, record and study the sources and the products of cultural, scientific, intellectual and artistic life throughout the history of Islam with an aim to foster scholarly studies and create public awareness of the achievements of Islamic civilisation
• To undertake studies regarding all aspects of the heritage of Islamic civilisation, with an aim to reinforce the concept of Islamic cultural heritage and to register, preserve and highlight the assets of this heritage, including fixed assets related to archaeology, cities and architectural monuments and movable – tangible and intangible - assets such as manuscript works, library and archive items, audio-visual objects and materials, traditional arts and crafts and other products and forms of expression of Islamic culture
• To establish programs for the identification and recording, by means of data banks and other archival, documentary and other means, of the assets and materials related to Islamic cultural heritage, for their assessment, restoration and preservation whether at home or abroad, and recovery and retrieval of those that are lost or scattered
• To maintain directories, rosters, registers and pools of expertise related to resource persons, specialists, technical experts and institutions, competent in activities of research, training, information, restoration and conservation in various fields of Islamic cultural heritage
• To set up, develop and operate a reference library and archives and documentation facilities to serve the needs of the Member States, researchers, students and other parties interested in the study of Islamic civilisation
• To organize training programs to upgrade skills and techniques in various fields of Islamic arts and train the specialised manpower required for the restoration, preservation and utilisation of historical documents and other assets of Islamic heritage
• To foster studies in the fields of Islamic culture and civilisation, organize and participate in the organisation of graduate studies in these fields, in cooperation with universities and other institutions of higher learning
• To take measures and establish incentive programs such as awards and competitions aimed at acknowledging and stimulating individual and institutional achievements, services and contributions in various fields of Islamic culture, scholarship, arts and heritage
• To establish and promote linkages and cooperation with all relevant international, regional and national organisations throughout the world
• To render advice to the Member States and the Secretary General on all matters connected with Islamic civilisation and carry out the studies and projects required by the Council of Foreign Ministers and the Secretary General.

Following the merger of International Commission for the Preservation of Islamic Cultural Heritage (ICPICH) with IRCICA in 2000, the activities previously undertaken by ICPICH were incorporated in IRCICA’s work programs.

HEADQUARTERS:
IRCICA's headquarters are located in the three buildings named Seyir Pavillion, Cit Qasr and Yaveran Qasr in the historical Yildiz Palace in Besiktas, Istanbul. These buildings were allocated to the Centre by the Government of the Republic of Turkey.

ADDRESS:
IRCICA
Alemdar Cad. No. 15
Babıali Girisi
34110 Cağaloğlu – Istanbul
Turkey
Phone No. + 902124020000
Fax No:     + 902122584365
Email address: ircica@ircica.org
Web site: www.ircica.org

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (IUT)

ESTABLISHMENT:
The University was established as a subsidiary organ of the OIC in implementation of the resolution No.5/9-E of the Ninth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, in April 1978, initially named as ICTVTR, and later Islamic Institute of Technology.

The name was changed to the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) according to the resolution 48/28 adopted by the 28th ICFM held in Mali on 25-27 June 2001.

OBJECTIVES:
The main objective of the University is to help generally in human resources development in the Member States of the OIC in the fields of engineering, technology, technical and vocational education, and in particular to:

1. Provide instruction in technology, science and engineering, technical and vocational education and in such branches of learning connected with the above fields as per requirement of the Member States and as approved by the OIC, and in particular, train engineers, instructors, technicians and tradesmen in technologies and trades needed in the Member States and to upgrade the mid level and lower level manpower to international standards.
2. Conduct, promote and guide research in industrial and technological fields and in technical and vocational education to the benefits of the Member States of the OIC.
3. Hold examinations and grant and confer certificates, degrees and diplomas and other academic distinctions on persons who have pursued courses of study provided by the University and have passed the examinations of the University under such conditions as may be prescribed by the academic rules and regulations of the University.
4. May confer other academic distinctions on persons of high eminence of the Member States with the approval of the Joint General Assembly on the recommendation of the Board.
5. Promote technical cooperation, exchange technical know-how and disseminate basic information in the field of human resource development through short and special courses, seminars, workshops and publications.
6. Ensure coordination between the objective of the University with other national and regional institutions of the Islamic Countries as well as with international institutions.
7. Undertake advisory and consultancy services for Government, International Bodies and Foundations or allied organizations.
8. Participate in the meetings of commissions and committees established by the OIC with appropriate background and technical papers.
9. Cooperate and collaborate with the General Secretariat, and with other subsidiary and affiliated organs of the OIC.

HEADQUARTERS:
The University is located at Board Bazar, Gazipur, Dhaka, People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

ADDRESS
G.P.O. BOX NO.  3003 Ramna
P.O. K.B.  Bazar Joydevpur
Dist.  Gazipur - 1704
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Tel:  (8802) 9291250, 9291252
Cable:  ISLAMICENT
Fax:  (8802) 9291260
Email: vc@iut-dhaka.edu
Website: www.iutoic-dhaka.edu

ISLAMIC CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE (ICDT)

ESTABLISHMENT
The Third Islamic Summit Conference held in Makkah Al-Mukarramah in January 1981 approved the Statute of the Center. It is a Subsidiary Organ of the OIC.

OBJECTIVES
To promote trade exchange among the OIC Member States, by:

• Organizing trade fairs and specialized exhibitions and other trade activities to contribute to the promotion of the Member States products;
• Encouraging contacts among businessmen of the Member States and bringing them together;
• Organizing symposia and training seminars for participants from the Member States.
• Helping disseminate trade information and data among the Member States.
• Undertaking studies and researches.
• Helping the Member States create national organizations or associations for the promotion of trade, or reinforcing existing ones.

HEADQUARTERS
The Headquarters of the Centre is in Casablanca (Kingdom of Morocco).

ADDRESS
TOUR DES HABOUS, Avenue des F.A.R.,
B.P.  13545, Casablanca 20000, 11eme Etage
Kingdom of Morocco
Tel:  (+212 22) 31 49 74, 31 00 33
Telex: 46296 M
Fax:  (+212 22) 31 01 10  
Email:     icdt@icdt-oic.org
Website: www.icdt-oic.org 

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC FIQH ACADEMY (IIFA)

Introduction
The International Islamic Fiqh (Jurisprudence) Academy (IIFA) was established following a resolution at the Third Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (N.8/3-T/S-I) from 25th to 28th of January 1981, with its headquarters in the city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Academy is endowed with legal personality and operates in full independence from any agency or organization. The Academy’s members are eminent Muslim jurists, scholars, researchers, and intellectuals who are specialized in various fields of jurisprudential, cultural, educational, scientific, economic and social knowledge, chosen from different parts of the Muslim world. The Academy’s role is to clarify the legal rulings and provisions of Shariah (teachings of Islam) on issues of concern to Muslims around the world, in full independence and based on the Holy Quran and the Noble Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). The Academy strives to become the jurisprudential reference of choice to Muslim countries and the Muslim communities worldwide in order to provide appropriate answers to the problems of contemporary life, as derived from the Holy Qur’an, the noble Sunnah and the rich Islamic heritage.

Vision
The Fiqh Academy aims at becoming the world’s leading jurisprudential reference to which turn the countries of Islamic world and the Muslim communities in order to clarify the legal rulings on issues of concern to Muslims and to provide appropriate solutions to the problems of contemporary life, as derived from the Holy Qur’an, the noble prophetic Sunnah and the rich Islamic heritage.

Mission
The mission of the Academy seeks to present the teachings of Islam in a moderate manner, emphasizing its merits and its full capacity to deal with the problems and issues of life as well as its capacity to help mankind to achieve happiness, stability, peace, security, and safety in this life and beyond. This mission is based on a comprehensive and integrated understanding of the Islamic religion, its foundations, its sources, its objectives, its principles, and its provisions.

Objectives

• To achieve intellectual harmony and integration between jurists from recognized schools of Islamic jurisprudence and experts in various fields of knowledge and human sciences in order to elucidate the position of Shariah towards the issues of contemporary life.
• To provide legal rulings on subjects arising from lived reality and translate them into languages in order to facilitate the development of legislations, laws and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of Shariah.
• To promote collective Ijtihad on questions and issues of contemporary life and choose legal rulings that are in line with the interests of Muslims, as individuals, communities, or States, in full harmony with the legal arguments and the ultimate purposes of Shariah.
• Coordinating between authorities of Ifta and institutions of jurisprudence inside and outside the Muslim world to avoid contradictions and hostilities between opinions on a single issue, especially on general issues that may cause conflict.
• To reject intolerance, fanaticism, religious extremism as well as anathematization of Islamic schools and their followers, by spreading moderation, openness and tolerance among the followers of different schools of thought and sects.
• To refute fatwas which negate Islamic principles, recognized rules of Ijtihad, and scholarly established opinions without giving any recognized evidence.
• To issue fatwas to Muslim communities living outside the Muslim world in a way that would protect and preserve the values of Islam, its culture and its traditions. This is aimed at protecting their Islamic identity, with due respect to the requirements of citizenship and residency provisions in these non-Muslim societies.
• To promote cooperation, rapprochement, and complementarity between scholars of different schools of thought with regard to the fundamental principles of religion, reinforcing the respect of the commonalities and taking into account ethics of the jurisprudence of disagreements, and the importance of considering points of view of the schools of thought when the Academy issues fatwas and resolutions.
• To coordinate between authorities of Ifta and institutions of jurisprudence inside and outside the Muslim world, in order to avoid contradictions and hostilities between opinions on a single issue, especially on general issues which may cause conflict.
• To renew the science of islamic jurisprudence by developing it from within and through principles, rules, evidences and objectives.
• To conduct a constructive dialogue with followers of other religions and cultures in order to cooperate in the interest of the human community.

Headquarters
The Headquarters of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy is located in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Address
P. O. Box 13719, Jeddah 21414, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Telephone:  00966126900346 – 00966126900347 – 00966122575662 - 00966126980518
Fax:  00966122575661
Website: www.iifa-aifi.org
E-mail: info@iifa-aifi.org
Twitter: iifa_aifi
Facebook: aifi.iifa

ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY FUND (ISF)  AND ITS WAQF / ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY FUND

ESTABLISHMENT
The Islamic Solidarity Fund, a subsidiary organ of the OIC was established in pursuance of a resolution of the Second Islamic Summit Conference, held in Lahore, in Safar, 1394H (February 1974).

OBJECTIVES

1. To take all possible steps to raise the intellectual and moral levels of the Muslims in the world;
2. To provide required material relief in case of emergencies such as natural catastrophes and man-made disasters, that may befall the Islamic States;
3. To grant assistance to Muslim minorities and communities so as to improve their religious, social and cultural standards;

HEADQUARTERS
The Fund is located at the General Secretariat of the OIC in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

ADDRESS
P.O.BOX 1997 Jeddah 21441
Tel: +966 2 698-1296 / +966 2 698-1291
Fax: +966 2 256-8185
Email oic_isf@hotmail.com or info@isf-fsi.org
Website: www.isf-fsi.org / www.isf-fsi.com
Facebook:  facebook.com/oic.isf
Twitter :@ISLAMICIsf