For 20 years, one promise has carried a village. This is the story of Jamia Darul-Uloom Jirar Par.
In 2006, as his father lay dying, Mohammed Aslam was given a single charge: care for the orphaned children of Lohajuri. It was not a request he could refuse.
With no funding and no institution behind him, he began travelling from masjid to masjid across the United States, telling his father's story and asking for help — a few dollars at a time. Slowly, a community formed around the promise.
Those early donations bought land, then built a single room, then a masjid, then classrooms and dormitories. Today, Jamia Darul-Uloom Jirar Par is a full campus — an orphanage, a madrasah, and an elementary school — home to more than 300 orphans and 200 boarding students.
As the founder ages, the mission has entered a new chapter: to build something permanent. A stable, self-sustaining institution that will serve the orphans of Lohajuri for generations after he is gone.
Mohammed Aslam begins fundraising across US masjids to honour his father's dying wish.
Land is secured in Lohajuri and the first classroom and shelter are built for a handful of orphans.
The campus grows to include a masjid and a full Quran-memorisation programme.
Jamia Darul-Uloom Jirar Par Inc. is recognised by the IRS as a US public charity (EIN 45-5574020).
The community gathers for the 19th annual Jalsa — celebrating hifz graduates and two decades of giving.
The campus now cares for over 300 orphans and 200 boarding students, and supports 300 families across surrounding villages each year.
Five acres of land secured for a purpose-built, three-storey institution — classrooms, dormitories, kitchen, and masjid — to serve generations to come.
To shelter, educate, and raise orphaned and underprivileged children in Lohajuri with sincerity and dignity — providing not just charity, but a true home rooted in faith, knowledge, and love.
A permanent, self-sustaining institution that serves the orphans of rural Bangladesh for generations — a lasting sadaqah jariyah that outlives its founder and its donors.
"Care for the orphaned children of Lohajuri."
— his father's charge, 2006
It was not a request he could refuse. With no funding and no institution behind him, Mohammed Aslam travelled from masjid to masjid across the United States, telling his father's story and asking for help — a few dollars at a time.
Those early donations bought land, then built a single room, then a masjid, then classrooms and dormitories. Two decades on, he still personally leads the fundraising that keeps every child fed, sheltered, and in school.
