Waqf
A gift that keeps working.
Waqf is an endowment. You buy the equipment a surgeon uses to restore sight, and it goes on working long after your gift is made.
The idea
Give Once. Restore Sight for Years.
A normal donation is spent and gone. It does its job, and that job is finished.
A Waqf is different. You give something that is kept and used, not consumed. At Al Basar USA that means equipment. One operating microscope is used for one patient, then the next, then the next, for years.
Every person it helps is part of the reward that keeps returning to you, or to whoever you gave it for.
“When a person dies, their deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, knowledge that benefits others, and a righteous child who prays for them.”
Know the difference
Three kinds of giving. One mission.
Not sure which one applies to you? Zakat is the one with rules attached. If you are fulfilling an obligation, start there.
Zakat
Obligation
What it is
2.5% of your qualifying wealth each year, given to people in need.
Where it goes
Free surgery and treatment for patients who cannot pay.
Sadaqah
Voluntary
What it is
Giving by choice. Any amount, any time, no threshold.
Where it goes
Camps, school screenings, glasses, and day-to-day hospital running costs.
Waqf
Endowment
What it is
A lasting gift. Given once, kept and used for years rather than spent.
Where it goes
Surgical and diagnostic equipment for our hospitals and mobile camps.
What your Waqf buys
You don't need to know what a phacoemulsifier is.
Tell us roughly what you want to give. We will show you what it buys, and where it goes.
100% of your Waqf is spent on the equipment itself.
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$9,000
Fund a surgical instrument set
Surgical Instrument Set
The hand instruments the surgeon actually holds during the operation.
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$1,800
Fund an instrument sterilizer
Instrument Sterilizer
No sterile instruments, no surgery. The one nobody thinks about and no theatre can run without.
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$2,200
Fund an ophthalmic surgical chair
Ophthalmic Surgical Chair
Keeps the surgeon steady and supported through long lists of operations.
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$3,500
Fund a tonometer
Tonometer
Measures pressure inside the eye. This is how glaucoma gets caught early.
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$12,000
Fund an autorefractor
Autorefractor and Keratometer
Measures the eye to work out a glasses prescription.
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$20,000
Fund an A-scan biometer
A-Scan Biometer
Measures the eye before surgery so the replacement lens is the right strength.
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$20,000
Fund a B-scan ultrasound
B-Scan Ultrasound
Lets the doctor see inside the eye when a dense cataract blocks the view.
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$17,000
Fund a slit lamp
Slit Lamp Unit
The examination microscope. This is how a doctor sees the problem before deciding on treatment.
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$2,000
Fund a patient monitor
Patient Monitoring System
Tracks the patient's vital signs while the surgery is happening.
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$15,000
Fund anesthesia equipment
Anesthesia Equipment
Keeps the patient comfortable and safe throughout the procedure.
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$3,500
Fund an operating table
Operating Table and Chair
Holds the patient still and at the right angle for eye surgery.
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$42,000
Fund a laser system
Laser System
Treats certain conditions inside the eye without opening it.
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$70,000
Fund a vitrectomy machine
Vitrectomy Machine
Used for surgery inside the back of the eye, including retinal problems.
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$35,000
Fund a phacoemulsification machine
Phacoemulsification Machine
Breaks up a cataract with sound waves so it can be removed through a tiny opening.
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$45,000
Fund an operating microscope
Operating Microscope
A surgeon cannot operate on an eye without it. Every cataract surgery starts here.
Or equip a whole theatre.
Fifteen pieces of equipment turn an empty room into a working eye theatre. Fund all of it, in one name, and it carries that name for as long as it operates.
Talk to us to fund a full theatreNot ready to pick an item?
Give any amount toward equipment. We will put it toward the next item a theatre needs and tell you what it became.
Give any amount
Dedicate your Waqf
In the name of someone you love.
Many people create a Waqf for a parent who has passed, for a spouse, for a child, or for themselves.
You give the name when you give the gift, and the reward flows to them.
Begin
Build something that outlives you.
One piece of equipment. Thousands of patients. A reward that does not stop.
Choose your equipmentCancel or change anytime. Donations are tax-deductible.