Our Approach

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Our approach and process is designed to

  • Create Understanding

    By exposing the religious leaders to new environments, thereby creating vulnerability and removing fear.

  • Create Possibilities

    By exposing them to unfamiliar concepts, tools and processes and introducing them to new ideas and ways of thinking.

  • Create Action 

    By appealing to their imagination based on their frame of reference, which is the Islamic legal principles and practices.

The framework is being used to mobilize Muslim religious leaders to address different issues related to development, governance, health, and education. This unique and innovative framework for “Facilitating the Promotion of the Sanctity and Dignity of Life”, which is based on Maqasid Al-Shari’ah and Fiqh-ul-Ihya supports and guides all our activities.

Relationships

IIPC has developed strong and collaborative relationships with the Gates Foundation, UNDP, WHO, USAID, the Sultan foundation for peace and Development, Forum for Peace in Muslim Societies, Union of African Scholars, Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, URI Africa, among others; all of whom recognize the vital role of religion and FBOs in making progress on the SDGs.

IIPC’s unique framework for “Facilitating the Promotion of the Sanctity and Dignity of Life” is based on Maqasid Al-Shari’ah and Fiqh-ul-Ihya support and guide our activities in and outside the US.

IIPC’s religious diplomacy involves mobilizing influential religious leaders to support various development causes. In partnership with religious leaders and other actors, IIPC works to:

  • Provide comfort to people.
  • Clarify religious teachings amid confusion.
  • Identify areas where international and interfaith support can be provided.
  • Amplify the voice of religious peacemaking and interfaith cooperation.
  • Connect people with the source of hope.

Steps in Change Process

Create Understanding – Ta’aruf (Know each other)

Exposure > Awareness > Familiarity

Explore the past and present fears and accomplishments of each – what has made the past and present a success of failure.

Create Possibilities – Ta’awun (Collaborate with each other)

Thought > Desire > Aspiration

Explore the present and the future hopes and opportunities/ promises of each and how to fight fears together – what will make the future a success or could lead to failures.

Create Action – Takamul (Complement each other’s action)

Action > Habit

Exploit the hopes and opportunities and fight fears together.