About Hijra Club

Brief History

Hijra Club is a non-profit social club that was established in November 1992 by a group of Muslim professionals, intellectuals and businessmen with the sole aim of improving the lot of the Muslim community in social, religious and educational sectors. In its early years the club organised several social and religious lectures and activities to educate the community and also presented papers to parliament during the debates on the two Islamic holidays. During this period Hijra club attracted a large number of educated Muslims both in the public, private, educational and security services who identified with the activities of the club. It was during this period that Hijra performed a lot of its charitable works to the community.

What We Do

Past, Current And Future Initiatives

  • Organised several social and religious lectures
  • Activities to educate the community
  • Presented papers to parliament during the debates on the two Islamic holidays
  • Made donations to assist Muslim communities in distress
  • During Ramadan the club organized lectures
  • Assisted the host of the Aqeeda programme on GBC to streamline and improve the content of the programme with both material and resource persons

Flagship Initiative

In 1993, the Club acquired a 1.35-acre plot of land at Kotoka International Airport development area off the Spintex Road and built a Club House. The Club house was to become the focal point of the club providing a meeting place and a place of relaxation. Not long after, the club was introduced to a representative of the Islamic Development Bank, (IDB) who had come to Ghana to inspect a project the IDB was sponsoring. The IDB assist Islamic Communities in the educational sector by building schools and offering scholarships to Muslim students. After a meeting with the IDB representative, Hijra applied for assistance from the IDB to build a school for the benefit of the Muslim community and that’s where the history of Hijra School commenced. By 2005 the school building had almost been completed, and Hijra was preparing to launch a Senior Secondary School. The building however needed some minor works and additional furnishing for it to be operational. It was at this stage that a sister Muslim organisation called Ghana Society for Islamic Education and Reformation (GSIER) requested for permission to temporary relocate its school, Al-Rayaan from a rented premises in Dzorwulu to our premises whilst it completes its own building in East Legon. In the interest of Islam the Club acceded to the request and handed over the building to GSIER in 2010. The building was finally handed back to Hijra Club in 2021. Hijra’s goal was to let the building for educational purposes in order to use the proceeds to help Muslim youth in education. The building is now being used by the Maarif Foundation from Turkey for an international school.

Vision

It seeks to promote the development of Muslims and contribute towards the welfare of Ghanaian Muslims.