Islamic schools in Nigeria have been asked to review the current curriculum, by incorporating Western education into it, so as to expose students enrolled into such schools to formal education.
The Secretary-General of the Ogun State Muslim Council, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde made the call at the recently concluded 39th Ogun State grand-finale of the National Quranic Recitation Competition organised by the State Standing Committee on Musaabaqah held at the Ijebu-òde Central Mosque.
Alhaji Akintunde who expressed concern over the high rate of out-of-school children in the country, stressed the need for madrasahs to combine Islamic, Western, and skill education, to further enrich the knowledge of the learners
Also speaking on the 'importance of musaabaqah in promoting quranic literacy,
a lecturer at the College of Law, Crescent University, Abeokuta, Barrister Abdulateef Abdulbasheer who participated in the National Quranic competition hosted by Ogun state in 1997, harped on the importance of Islamic education for a prosperous society
He urged Muslim parents and guardians to balance Westernstern education with Islamic education.
Similarly, Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Mariam Oloko, in her remark, said Islamic schools needed to be managed according to the doctrine of the religion, pointing out that incorporating Western education in Islam would lay a good foundation for the children morally and spiritually.
Chairman of the State Standing Committee on Musaabaqah of the National Quranic Recitation Competition,
Engr. Abdulhamid Omotayo Omo-Owo Abdulmajid in his welcome address, expressed confidence that Ogun State
would be well-represented in this year’s National Quranic Recitation Competition being hosted by Kebbi state
He also hinted on the plan of Ogun to host the National Quranic Competition again in 2027, 30years after it hosted the competition in 1997
The Chairman noted that three out of the ten representatives of Ogun host reached the final stage of last year's National Quranic Recitation competition, disclosing that Yewa would host the state competition next year.
Contributing, the Chairman of the event, Honourable Gboyega Isiaka, who was represented by Dr A.K Ahmad, Dr Semiu Abdulateef and Barrister Otukoya, commended the organisation for promoting quranic education, emphasising the need to encourage the study of Islamic and Arabic studies at the higher education level as students are nowadays shying away from studying it.
Mr Abdulgafar Abdulrahman from the Ijebu division, who was the winner of the competition, went home with a cash price of one million naira with a mattress and pillows, just as other winners in various categories were rewarded incash and kind.
The competition cut across the six major Zones including Ẹgba, Ijebu, Yewa, Awori, Remo, and Ifo/Ewekoro with 43 participants in 6 categories of the Competition in preparation for the 39th National Qur'anic Recitation Competition NQRC coming up in December 20, at Kebbi State.
It also features the complete Qur'anic Recitation Competition with Riwayaat and Tafsir, Complete Qur'an Recitation, Half of the Complete Qur'an among others for both male and female categories.
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