About this glossary
Entries are sorted A to Z. Religious definitions are general and neutral and are not a fatwa. For religious questions, please refer to the competent authorities in the UAE.
Terms
- Aid applicant
- A person or family that formally applies for support from the Association.
- Beneficiary
- Anyone who receives a service or support from the Association after their application is approved.
- Donations portal
- The online donation platform at portal.fujcharity.ae, covering general donations, projects and campaigns.
- Emergency aid
- Support paid once or for a short time to deal with a sudden event such as an accident, illness or disaster.
- Hifz Al Ni'ma (Save Food)
- An Association initiative that makes surplus edible food available to people in need through refrigerators near mosques, promoting a culture of not wasting food.
- Iftar Saem (fasting person's meal)
- Providing iftar meals to fasting people during Ramadan through the Association's seasonal initiatives.
- In-kind donations
- Non-cash donations such as clothes, devices or food items.
- Initiative
- A programme with a defined goal run by the Association, sometimes with partners, such as “Wardrobe of Goodness” and “Water Giving”.
- Kiswa (clothing)
- Providing clothes to people in need, including Eid clothing for orphans and families.
- Orphan sponsorship
- Covering an orphan's living or education costs with a regular amount through the Association.
- People of Determination
- The UAE's official term for people with disabilities. The Association has a dedicated portal to register their details and requests.
- Periodic aid
- Support paid to a beneficiary at regular intervals for a period set by the competent committee.
- Public benefit institution
- A non-profit civil-society body officially registered in the UAE that serves the community under the supervision of the competent government authority. Fujairah Charity Association is registered under number 57.
- Reference number
- A number given to an application or message on receipt, used to follow up its status.
- Sadaqah (voluntary charity)
- Money or other giving offered voluntarily for the sake of God, with no set threshold or time.
- Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity)
- Charity whose benefit continues after it is given, such as building a mosque, digging a well or an endowment.
- SMS donation
- Donating a fixed amount by sending a text message to a dedicated number; the amount is charged to the phone balance or bill.
- Social researcher
- A specialist employee who studies an aid application and verifies the family's details and circumstances before a decision is made.
- Sponsorship (Kafala)
- A donor's commitment to pay a regular amount to support a specific beneficiary, such as an orphan, family or student.
- Toll-free number
- The Association's free number, 8008844.
- Udhiyah (sacrificial animals)
- Livestock slaughtered during Eid Al Adha as an act of worship. The Association slaughters and distributes them to eligible people on the donor's behalf.
- Urgent case
- An aid request that needs a fast response because of an emergency, presented to donors after the Association has studied it.
- Volunteer
- A person who gives time, effort or expertise to serve the community without payment, under the Association's conditions.
- Volunteering hours
- The number of hours a volunteer spends in an approved volunteering activity, used to record their participation.
- Waqf (endowment)
- Setting aside an asset, such as property, so that its benefit or income is spent permanently on good causes.
- Zakat
- An obligatory financial duty on a Muslim's wealth once it reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed, paid to its prescribed categories of recipients.
- Zakat Al Fitr
- Obligatory charity a Muslim pays for themselves and their dependants before the Eid Al Fitr prayer; its amount is set by the competent religious authorities in the UAE.
Abbreviations
- AA
- The middle conformance level in WCAG, the level usually targeted by government and public websites.
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Questions.
- IBAN
- International Bank Account Number, used for transfers to the Association's bank accounts.
- ISO
- International Organization for Standardization. The Association holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 26000 certificates.
- SDGs
- The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, 17 goals in total.
- SMS
- Short Message Service, used for SMS donations.
- TDRA
- Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of the UAE, which issues the digital platform quality guidelines.
- Turnstile (human check)
- A Cloudflare tool that checks that a form is sent by a person and not an automated program, usually without puzzles.
- WCAG
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).