KPAF seeks to promote Kuwaiti society- Min.

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT Dec 27 (KUNA) -- Promoting society lies at the core of the Kuwait Public Awqaf Foundation (KPAF) elevated message Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Electricity and Water Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah has said.The Minister made the statement on Sunday at the opening of the 22nd Waqf Forum on behalf of His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah who patronizes the two-day event themed "managing waqfs; integration and entrepreneurship." KPAF calls for Waqfs and is involved in all that is related to it including fund management investment and the disbursement in all fields of development in addition to communicating with endowers through an integrated system that aims to achieve entrepreneurship Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah said.He added that the theme of the forum sheds light on the bright march of KPAF and its methods of managing Waqfs.The minister pointed to the great efforts by former KPAF Secretary General Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Jarallah Al-Kharafi under whom a lot of local regional and international Waqf achievements were realized.The 22nd Waqf Forum will review pioneering experiences in Waqfs both by KPAF and from sisterly and friendly countries head of the event preparatory committee Eman Al-Humaidan told the opening ceremony.This forum and the previous ones have sought to enhance Kuwait as the "Capital of Islamic Culture 2016" Al-Humaidan said noting that KPAF was chosen as a member for the planning and the coordination of the relevant celebrations Al-Humaidan.She also highlighted the Waqf-related rulings by the Kuwaiti judiciary all based on the Islamic Sharia.These rulings and fatwas (religious edicts) on Kuwaiti Waqf will be issued in a publication on the sidelines of the Forum to function as a reference for jurists in Arab and Muslim countries.For his part mufti of the Islamic community in Croatia Aziz Hasanovic addressed the forum on behalf of guests.He said that KPAF had realized great successes in promoting Waqfs in Kuwait enhancing its role in support of development efforts.KPAF efforts have boosted its social regional and international presence he added.In addition KPAF enriched the Islamic world over the past years with a multitude of enlightening views on Waqf work.Hasanovic noted the choice of KPAF as a coordinator of the Muslim countries' efforts in Waqf work caps its hard and persistent efforts in social development and dissemination of Islamic religious sciences.According to Hasanovic KPAF has played a significant role supporting charity development projects and Muslim minorities particularly in the Balkans: Bosnia Serbia Croatia and Slovenia.Today's ceremony saw the official inauguration of the automatic system to manage Waqfs to start work as of January 1.Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah honored Al-Kharafi and a host of government and private institutions. He also opened the exhibition held as part of the forum. (end) amn.msa.msa