Imam Development Program

Imam Development Program Over the past 9 years the IDP has directly improved the lives of more than 400 Imams across 9 countries in Southern Africa.
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Empowering Imams to Preserve the Deen
We provide education, resources, and leadership training to Imams across Africa, helping them serve their communities better. 🌍
Currently empowering 592 Imams in 14 African countries. Namely, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and Tanzania. Through our training, we have enhanced the effectiveness of our imams to bette

r serve their communities. And through our imams we can touch the lives of over 2 million people each year. This includes weekly jumuahs, thousands of children learning to recite Quran, combating gang violence and drug addiction, spreading dawa to non- muslims to mention but a few of an imam community engagements

We invite you to participate in this great initiative and help us, help our imams change the world for the better. This is a project under Mercy Mission World with partners including IPCI, IDM, Deenclass, Council of African Scholars, AlKauthar Institute and WAMY.

He ﷺ left Makkah at night and  spent 3 days hidden in a cave.Then embarked on a long ride across open desert to a city w...
01/09/2026

He ﷺ left Makkah at night and  spent 3 days hidden in a cave.

Then embarked on a long ride across open desert to a city waiting to receive  him with more love than he ﷺ could imagine.

That was Rabi' al-Awwal.

The same month in which he ď·ş was born.

The same month he ď·ş carried bricks to build Masjid an-Nabawi with his own hands.

Swipe through the key moments that occurred during this month  ➡️

28/08/2026

Jumm'ah Mubarak♥️
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25/08/2026

There’s no doubt that the birth of our Rasool ﷺ is the best thing to have ever happened for our Ummah.

From him ﷺ, we received the gift of Islam and the Qur’aan as Divine guidance.

There is however, a difference in opinion on how he should be revered on this day.

Sh Bilal, our CEO, offers some words of advice to the Imams and Mu’allimahs on the program, to help them navigate the quarrels that may arise today within their communities.

No matter what, always remain respectful.

24/08/2026

He placed both hands on the Ka’bah and stayed there for longer than he realised…

Before going for Umrah, Imam Yusufu Tanganyika Gama from Malawi had only ever seen the House of Allah on a screen.

With a generous donor’s contribution, he walked through the doors of the Haram.

Now when he speaks about Tawaf or the Holy Lands in his khutbah, he’s describing ground he walked on.

Sending an Imam for Umrah gives him a chance to renew his connection with Allah, and it gives him something real to bring home to the people who listen to him every week.

You can send an Imam for Umrah. Give at imamdp.org/donate
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21/08/2026

Jumu'ah Mubarak♥️
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20/08/2026

For years, Imam Cedrik from Malawi had taught his students about Makkah. He never imagined he would actually travel there.
 
Last year, he was blessed with an Umrah trip and through the generosity of a donor, his dream became a reality, Alhamdulillah!

It was his first time on a plane, his first time seeing the blessed places he had only known through books, and an experience he thought was beyond his reach.

Sending an Imam for Umrah renews his connection with Allah and gives him a lived experience  that he can carry back to his community for years to come.

You too, can send an Imam for Umrah.
Tap the link in bio or visit imamdp.org/donate


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A historic first for Lesotho. 🇱🇸After seven years of IDP working in Lesotho, a new milestone was reached with the countr...
19/08/2026

A historic first for Lesotho. 🇱🇸

After seven years of IDP working in Lesotho, a new milestone was reached with the country’s first AlKauthar course, The Mark of a Jurist, conducted by Sheikh Bilal Ismail in Maseru.

Four members of the IDP team travelled to Lesotho, where around 100 people attended the programme and came together for a day of learning and growth.

Qur’ans and Islamic learning materials were also distributed to attendees, including Yassarnal Qurans, Sesotho Qurans, Arabic Qurans and other beneficial books.

Alhamdulillah, a meaningful step in strengthening Islamic learning in Lesotho.
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14/08/2026

Friday reminder - Read Surah Kahf today đź“•
What you’re chasing this week will fade.
What you send ahead of you won’t.

Our Imams serve villages where the nearest hospital may be 30km away, and without transport that trip costs them a full ...
12/08/2026

Our Imams serve villages where the nearest hospital may be 30km away, and without transport that trip costs them a full day and a taxi fare they can't really afford. It means they visit once a month when they'd rather visit every week to show up for people who need their caring support.

One Imam completed more community engagements than any other Imam on the program, visiting hospitals, orphanages and old age homes, and he received a motorcycle as a prize to acknowledge his efforts. Four more Imams received motorcycles through the Imam Wish Program, funded by just two donors.

Think about your own week without your car keys and you'll see what a bike is worth here. It turns a day-long journey into twenty minutes, which means an Imam can now reach four villages in the time it used to take him to reach one.

This Women's Month, we're celebrating the women on our program.Mu’allimahs like Mu’allimah Kashiefa from Cape Town, who ...
11/08/2026

This Women's Month, we're celebrating the women on our program.

Mu’allimahs like Mu’allimah Kashiefa from Cape Town, who counsels teenagers and mothers.

Mu’allimah Zainab from Zimbabwe, who works on empowering Muslim women in an underprivileged area.

Then there’s our mu’alliimah from Kenya, who went from domestic work in Saudi to running her own madrassah in her home town.

And so many more…

We see them, we acknowledge them and we appreciate them.

When you strengthen a Mu’allimah, every child and person she touches is impacted.

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