GAIAE responsibilities

• Offer religious guidance in the UAE to instill the principle of moderation in Islam
• Spread Islamic culture and enhance religious awareness
• Manage and supervise mosques
• Provide Ifta'(Islamic ruling)
• Organize Hajj and Umrah affairs
• Hold conferences, seminars, festivities, and religious contests
• Print and give out copies of the Holy Quran
• Supervise Quran memorization and religious centers
• Review religious publications and DVDS
• Train imams and preachers
• Grant work permits to imams and preachers
• Grant work permits to religious centers and Hajj and Umrah groups
• Supervise and invest awqaf (religious endowments) assigned to GAIAE
• Promote the tradition of waqf for the cause of Allah and the benefit of society

Goals

• Create a religiously aware society able to comprehend and deal with new and contemporary challenges
• Improve mosques and enhance the skills of its staff
• Facilitate Hajj and Umrah affairs
• Revive, preserve, and develop the tradition of waqf
• Enhance GAIAE performance to reach world class performance
• Establish a distinguished system of policies and legislations to regulate the performance of all organizations in charge of Islamic affairs
• Establish strategic partnerships that benefit the implementation of GAIAE mission

Principles

Sincerity and dedication for the sake of Allah - Exalted be He - and to excel in performing our duties.

• Belonging to the Nation
• Loyalty to the Ruler
• Result-oriented management
• Be the First
• Innovation
• Financial returns and investments
• Continuous learning