What does it cost to operate a Maktab?

Answer

The average annual cost to operate a Maktab is approximately R8,000 ($1000). 90% of this is for the wages of the Ustaadh. There are also other ancillary expenses such as providing blackboards, elementary kitaabs, etc. Besides this there is no other expense. Despite the pupils being from very poor homes, lack of funds does not permit provision of any food, etc. The concentration is only on providing the elementary teachings of the Deen to ensure that Imaan becomes grounded in the hearts of the pupils to sustain them morally and spiritually in the cauldron of kufr life into which they will be cast.

Alhamdulliah, while currently approximately 300,000 children are attending the Maktabs under our supervision more than a half million have completed the Maktab study course over the past 15 years since the inception of this Project. During your moments of enjoying the bounties of the wealth Allah Ta'ala has granted you, do remember these lost millions of children of the Ummah, and forward your generous contributions to:

Mujlisul Ulama of South Africa