How it works
How does your waqf share provide cataract surgery around the world?
- You donate a £4,000 share to waqf, you always get to choose where you want the profit created to go. Whatever sector you choose, we honour that forever.
- We pool your donations with other supporters’ and collectively you purchase in a Sharia-compliant investment, in this case a low-risk property.
- Each year, 80% of profits go towards supporting cataract surgeries. Within your first year, you’ll provide 1 cataract surgery.
- 10% is reinvested into a property to create more income and impact, and 10% is used to maintain your waqf.
Today!
You donate a £400 share to waqf
Investment
We pool your donations with other supporters’ and collectively you purchase in a Sharia-compliant investment, in this case a low-risk property.
Each year
Each year, 80% of profits go towards supporting cataract surgeries.
Reinvestment
10% is reinvested into a property to create more income and impact, and 10% is used to maintain your waqf.
What can your waqf share achieve in 100 years?
£4,000
You donate £4,000
£54,831.07
Profit generated in 100 years (but your investment continues beyond this!): £54,831.07
1,300 cataract surgery
In 100 years, this can provide 1,300 with cataract surgery
What support will I provide?
Our projects are delivered in partnership with Human Appeal who have over 30 years’ experience and deliver aid in over 25 countries. Their cataract surgery care includes providing:
Cataract surgery, restoring sight, mobility and independence
Transport to and from hospital
Medical care and post-op care
Food and shelter during recovery
Eye test camps – free screening to catch blindness early
Awareness campaigns
Doctors and staff
Medical equipment
Training for doctors, nurses, and community health workers
Why direct your waqf to cataract surgery projects?
Blindness can devastate a family, robbing them of their livelihood, income, education, and independence. But when caused by cataracts, blindness is completely preventable and reversible. Across the world, 94 million people have moderate to severe visual impairments because of untreated cataracts. Between 15 and 20 million people have completely lost their sight, and 15 million sole providers for their families but have visual impairments because of cataracts.
Donating your waqf to our light for sight projects will return the sight of hundreds of people for years to come.
Why does this waqf share cost £4,000?
From the first year that you generate profit, you’ll be helping to provide surgery to people with cataracts. In the first year after your waqf donation, you’ll help one person, in the fifth year, you’ll help X people.
This waqf is different to the standard £100 share because it provides a complete project – one surgery – in its first year.
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“All it takes is five minutes and three dollars.”
Dr. Sanduk Ruit, a renowned ophthalmologist known for pioneering low-cost cataract surgery
Today!
You donate a £400 share to waqf
Investment
We pool your donations with other supporters’ and collectively you purchase in a Sharia-compliant investment, in this case a low-risk property.
Each year
Each year, 80% of profits go towards supporting cataract surgeries.
Reinvestment
10% is reinvested into a property to create more income and impact, and 10% is used to maintain your waqf.
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Help marginalised people to have access to clean water for years to come.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“Allah continues to aid His servant as long as the servant is aiding his brother.”
(Sahih Muslim)
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FAQs
The Light of Sight Waqf is a permanent charitable investment whose annual profits are used to support cataract surgeries for people with preventable blindness, restoring their sight, independence, and mobility.
When you donate £4,000 as a waqf share, it is invested in a Sharia-compliant way — usually in a low-risk property. 80% of profits are allocated each year to cataract surgeries, providing one surgery in the first year. 10% is reinvested to increase future impact and returns, and 10% is used to maintain the waqf.
A £4,000 donation can generate £54,831.07 in profit over 100 years, which can provide cataract surgery for 1,300 people. Even after this period, your waqf continues to grow and help more people.
In partnership with Human Appeal, the cataract surgery care includes: Performing cataract surgeries to restore sight. Transport to and from hospital. Medical and post-operative care. Food and shelter during recovery. Eye test camps for early detection of blindness. Awareness campaigns. Doctors, medical staff, and medical equipment. Training for doctors, nurses, and community health workers.
Blindness can devastate a family, affecting livelihood, income, education, and independence. Cataract-related blindness is completely preventable and reversible. Globally, 94 million people have moderate to severe visual impairment due to untreated cataracts. Donating to this waqf ensures hundreds of people regain their sight for years to come, creating a lasting impact.
