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Ministry of Endowments

An official government body overseeing endowments, administering mosques and organising religious affairs in the Syrian Arab Republic, in line with Islamic law.

About the Ministry

Building a scientific and institutional approach

The Syrian Arab Republic saw exceptional challenges during the years of the blessed Syrian revolution, challenges that were felt across the state's institutions. The Ministry of Endowments bore a heavy share of them: its resources and assets were subjected to systematic plunder and encroachment, beginning under the former regime and the deliberate marginalisation of the endowment's role and mission that came with it, through to the damage that deepened over the years of the revolution — producing a difficult reality that called for renewed resolve and a comprehensive reform vision.

The Ministry of Endowments has begun adopting a scientific and institutional approach that restores the endowment's original role in serving and developing society, safeguards its religious mission of moderation and balance, and strengthens the principles of transparency and sound stewardship in growing and investing endowment funds for the public good.

Our vision

"A society that embodies Islamic values, led by active mosques, pioneering endowments, and advanced religious education"

Our mission

"Caring for religious observance and rooting Islamic values in society, activating the mosque's role, and building a unifying religious discourse — through sound religious education, qualified role models, sound endowment management, and a capable institution that serves people and delivers real impact"

Our core values

What guides our work

Trust

Safeguarding endowments and upholding rights.

Moderation

Balance in thought, speech and conduct.

Responsibility

A commitment to serving faith and society.

Transparency

Clarity and integrity in our work.

Partnership

Cooperation towards sustainable development.

Excellence

Continuous improvement and institutional quality.

Our strategic goals

Our road map to the future

Clear, measurable goals that guide every decision we take and every initiative we launch, in service of endowments and in defence of the rights of donors and beneficiaries.

01

Instilling Islamic values and ethics in individual and community conduct

02

Strengthening the mosque's role as a centre of outreach, education and community life

03

Developing religious education to shape a righteous, reforming individual

04

Cataloguing, growing and governing endowments

05

Building consensus across the different schools of religious outreach

06

Producing qualified, influential role models for religious outreach

07

Rebuilding and restoring partially or fully damaged mosques

08

Developing and organising religious observances, including Hajj and Mus-haf affairs