Compassion. Stewardship. Community.
For over three decades, Maahad Daawah Organisation has responded with compassion while supporting sustainable, long-term self-reliance — for communities facing poverty, displacement and limited access to education.
Compassion & Service
Reaching the overlooked, with dignity.
Integrity & Stewardship
Funds treated as a trust, transparently.
Cultivating Knowledge
Islamic grounding with secular learning.
Justice & Equality
Serving without discrimination.
Accountable by design
100% Zakat policy — Zakat is never used for admin costs; all of it reaches eligible beneficiaries. Accounts independently examined.
Three decades, for the pleasure of Allah
A vision born in evening classes
Maahad Daawah began in the evening lectures and study circles of Nairobi, where Muslim scholars inspired a generation of young people to pursue Islamic learning. Its founders saw clearly the challenges facing Northeastern Kenya — poverty, drought, and school fees that kept too many children out of the classroom — and resolved to build an institution that could teach the deen while standing with the community.
A community takes shape
In 1994 the founding group formally came together, turning a shared conviction into an organised effort — one committed to structured Islamic education alongside real support for families in need.
Registered — and the first doors open
By 1999 the organisation was registered as a Non-Governmental Organisation. Fundraising gatherings, including lectures by international scholars such as Dr. Bilal Philips, helped secure the first resources, and a building was purchased to host students. That same year the Al-Furqan Training Institute opened its doors to its first 25 students.
Growth beyond the classroom
Al-Furqan grew from those first 25 learners into hundreds — offering Arabic, Islamic studies and diploma programmes, and producing close to 300 graduates, many of whom went on to higher education abroad. The work widened too: student sponsorships, mosque construction, food distribution and medical aid, with dedicated programmes for widows and orphans.
A beacon, and a wider horizon
Today Maahad Daawah stands as a beacon of Islamic education and humanitarian aid in Kenya, sustained in part by long-term Waqf projects such as Al-Furqan Towers. Its vision looks further still — establishing a university, expanding across East Africa, introducing sports and e-learning, and carrying the mission forward in the hands of a committed younger generation.
From inception to today
Seeds in Nairobi
Evening classes and lectures inspire youth toward Islamic education.
Founded
The founding group formally comes together in Nairobi.
Registered as an NGO
Al-Furqan Training Institute opens with its first 25 students.
Nearly 300 graduates
Arabic, Islamic studies and diplomas, plus sponsorships, relief and medical aid.
Darul Quran, Ramisi
A new madrasa on 5 hectares of Waqf land — and plans for a university.