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GOFUNDME APPEAL FOR CHARLES UPTON

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Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim wa alhamdulillah Rabb al-‘Alamin. Charles Upton, also known affectionately as Sidi Akram, is the most articulate, eloquent, and erudite person that I have the privilege of knowing. He is, in my mind, one of the foremost philosophers of our day and age and one of its finest poets. It is with great sadness that I learned that my friend, colleague, mentor, elder, and advisor, who is a spiritual authority in his own right, has been diagnosed with colon cancer. Pride aside, he has been compelled to launch a GoFundMe Appeal to help finance his treatment. I would encourage any of my friends, colleagues, readers, and supporters to lend Charles Upton a helping hand. Anything and everything helps. You may send him your sadaqah by clicking here. Jazaka Allah khayran wa baraka Allahu fikum.

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VISION, MISSION, AND PURPOSE

VISION 

To promote peace and justice according to the model of religious pluralism and interfaith friendship established by the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, in his Covenants, his Treaties, his Letters, his Sunnah, and the Holy Qur‘an.

MISSION 

The mission of the Covenants of the Prophet Foundation is to disseminate, support the study of, increase public knowledge of, and demonstrate the contemporary social and legal relevance of, the covenants, letters, and treaties of the Prophet Muhammad with various other faith communities of his time, especially the Peoples of the Book—Christians, Jews, Samaritans, and Zoroastrians—thereby promoting a tolerant, traditional, civilizational, classical, and universal Islam; supporting Islamic unity; improving inter- and intra-faith relations; defending human rights and dignity through scholarship, engagement, and interfaith activism; and facilitating cooperation between the faiths to maintain their integrity in the face of the increasing secularization, marginalization and politicization of religious communities and institutions. The Foundation will work to infuse these efforts with a wider understanding of the sacred traditions of the human race, understood not primarily according to authoritarian dogmatism—though dogma certainly has its place—but above all according to compassion, wisdom, and inspiration, thereby placing them in line with the outlook of the Holy Qur’an, as demonstrated by such rulings as “There is no compulsion in religion” (2:256) and “Verily! Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last Day and does righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve” (2:62).

PURPOSE

The Covenants of the Prophet Foundation is a non-profit Corporation and shall operate exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code.

To fulfill its vision and mission, the Foundation will engage in any or all of the following activities, always ensuring that they remain directly focused on promoting the Covenants of the Prophet and allied documents, and promulgating the model of active interfaith friendship found within them: 1) Producing and supporting scholarly research and academic studies; 2) Producing and supporting journalism; 3) Producing and supporting children’s literature; 4) Producing and supporting translations; 5) Preparing lectures and presentations; 6) Producing videos, documentaries, and films; 7) Preparing curricula, teachings guides, and educational material; 8) Delivering lectures, presentations, classes, seminars, and panels at public venues, such as conferences; as well as before either public or in-house gatherings hosted by Corporations, governmental task forces and commissions, charitable and service organizations, churches, mosques and other religious institutions, while strictly refraining from proselytizing for a particular faith or supporting any specific political candidate; 9) Hosting and organizing events; 10) Utilizing social media channels and the Corporation’s website to provide information relevant to our mission and purpose; 11) Supporting travel for research and outreach; 11) Building partnerships and promoting solidarity between Muslims and the Peoples of the Book; 12) Engaging in concrete actions that put the Covenants of the Prophet into practice in relevant social situations; 13) Engage in other activities that are consistent with the Foundation’s vision, mission, and purpose.

To maximize our impact on current efforts, we may seek to collaborate with other non-profit organizations that fall under the 501 (c) (3) section of the Internal Revenue Code and are operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes.