Ibrahim Khan@Ibrahimifg
I'm giving 100% of my Zakat to one charity this Ramadan.
The Zakat Impact Fund.
And I think every Muslim who cares about the long-term future of our community should seriously consider doing the same:
Let me explain why.
Muslims in the UK donated over £2bn to charity last year. That's an extraordinary amount. But if you asked the average donor what measurable, structural change that money produced, most would struggle to answer.
I think that's a problem.
Last year, the Zakat Impact Fund deployed just £594,000. A fraction of a fraction. And with that, we:
- Built the civic engagement needed to elect 5 independent MPs*
- Legal victories for 400+ Islamophobia victims through the Islamophobia Response Unit
- Economic empowerment programmes that lifted vulnerable Muslims towards self-sufficiency
- Research that is now actively informing government policy through Equi
Traditional charity gives a fish. We're buying the fishing rod, building the boat factory, and changing the fishing regulations.
When you donate £1,000 to most charities, you might feed 100 people for a week.
When you donate £1,000 to the Zakat Impact Fund, you're investing in civic infrastructure, strategic litigation, journalism, upskilling programmes, and grant applications that unlock far larger pots of funding.
The fund is Zakat-eligible (approved by Sheikh Akram Nadwi) and Gift Aid eligible, for all UK taxpayers.
The split is roughly 25% towards economic empowerment and poverty relief - training, upskilling, business support - and 75% towards high-impact strategic initiatives with leveraged returns.
We partner with National Zakat Foundation, Funders In Good, The Muslim Vote, Equi and many others doing genuinely groundbreaking work.
I think there are two types of Zakat you can give. The kind that makes you feel good for a night. And the kind that your grandchildren will thank you for.
This fund is the latter.
Your children, born and bred in the west, will benefit from the infrastructure this builds. Make dua for us and please do share this far and wide.
Link to donate below.
N.B. This is our charitable project - we take no fees from this, and we donate away all gift aid.
*Donations were made to build political infrastructure and educate Muslims on civic engagement, not directly to political campaigns. Money came from the non-charitable donations made by donors.
