Child Certificate of Faith for School – Islamic Sharia Council

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01 Parent or guardian

Full name Required

Email address Required

Telephone Required

Relationship to child Required

Please explain your relationship Required

Postal address Required

Address line 1 Required

Address line 2 (optional)

Town or city Required

County (optional)

Postcode (required for a UK address)

Country Required

Certificate delivery

Standard delivery is a PDF by email, at no extra charge. A posted hard copy is an optional extra at +£50, which covers UK postage. For an address outside the UK, add international delivery by DHL at +£75 on top of the hard copy (£125 in total). DHL is only available with the hard copy. An urgent 24-hour service is also available at £75, payable online with your application.

Also post me a printed hard copy (+£50, UK postage included)Posted to the address above, in addition to the PDF by email.

International delivery by DHL (+£75)Only with the posted hard copy, for an address outside the UK: £50 + £75 = £125 in total.

Delivery extras £0.00 PDF by email: no extra charge.

Urgent 24-hour service (+£75)Paid online with your application.

02 Parent or guardian identity

Identity document type Required

Document reference number RequiredEnter the reference exactly as shown on the identity document.

Issuing authority or country Required

Date of issue Required

Date of expiry Required

Verification only

These details verify the parent or guardian. They are not printed on the school certificate.

03 Child and school

Child's full name Required

Child's date of birth RequiredThis route is for applicants under 18.

School name Required

Educational purpose RequiredThis £25 route is exclusively for a school or educational administrative purpose.

Other educational purpose Required

Requested by date OptionalThis is a request, not a guaranteed completion date.

04 Child identity

Identity document type Required

Document reference number RequiredEnter the reference exactly as shown on the child's identity document.

Issuing authority or country Required

Date of issue Required

Date of expiry Required

Verification only

These details verify the child's name and date of birth. They are not printed on the school certificate.

05 Documents

Add identity and school documents now, if available Optional: upload here or email

Upload the parent or guardian identity document separately. The child identity document, school request and any other supporting evidence can be added together below. If something is not available, continue without it; ISCN can request it later using the same case reference.

Documents are optional. You may upload them here, or email them to salam@theislamicshariacouncil.org.uk quoting your application reference (shown on screen after you submit). PDF, JPG, PNG, HEIC or HEIF files up to 25 MB each and 60 MB in total.

Parent or guardian identity document Optional One PDF or image, up to 25 MB. Child identity and supporting documents Optional Up to four additional files. PDF, image or DOCX; up to 25 MB each and 60 MB total across all documents.

One application, one reference

Your details, optional documents and any payment use the same application reference (shown on screen after payment). Quote it if you email documents to ISCN.

06 Declaration

I confirm that the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I confirm that I am authorised to apply on behalf of the child. I confirm that the identity details entered match the documents that will be supplied for verification. I have read the Privacy and Confidentiality Notice and consent to these details being used for this application. I would like to receive occasional ISCN educational updates. This is optional and is not required for the certificate service.

Optional Arabic translation of the issued certificate — +£30This applies only if ISCN issues a certificate. It is a translation of the religious certificate, not a UK certified translation, and does not guarantee acceptance by any authority.

Application fee: £25Optional Arabic translation: +£30. You will review the exact total on Stripe before paying.

Who this is for

The applicant must be under 18 and the request must be for a school or educational administrative purpose.
A parent or legal guardian must complete the application.
Submission and payment do not guarantee that a certificate will be issued.
If issued, the certificate is valid for one year from its date of issue.
A non-school request follows the Adult Certificate of Faith route.

This is a private religious certificate. It is not a civil identity document and does not replace any document required by a school, public authority or court.

Optional Arabic translation — £30 per certificate. Where ISCN issues a religious certificate through this route, you may request an Arabic translation for an additional £30 for each certificate. This is a translation of the religious certificate. It is not a UK certified translation and does not create civil status, official recognition or guaranteed acceptance.