Parents have been urged to equip children with moral and religious education, alongside modern knowledge.
The Proprietor of Mujaddidun Islamic Institute for Qur’anic Memorisation and Islamic Knowledge, Sheikh Habeeb Shittu made the call at the 4th Islamic Convention, Qur’an Memorisation and I’daadiyah Graduation Ceremony in Okuku, Osun State.
“Many graduates of this Institute are doing excellently well in higher institutions in Nigeria, the US, UK, Egypt, Dubai, Jordan and other countries. This is because they are nurtured with virtues, morality and modern knowledge, in addition to memorising the Qur’an,” he said.
The cleric stressed that parents must indulge every child in religious, moral and Quranic studies irrespective of their capabilities.
“Every student needs the knowledge. No knowledge is a waste. From experience, we achieve better results with 30 percent effort on willing and brilliant students than 100 per cent on an average student,” he said.
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Sheikh Shittu congratulated parents and graduands and urged Nigerians to ensure a balance of academic and moral development for their children.
Not Motivated By Money
The Guest Speaker, Dr Ibraheem Raji, advised the graduating pupils to pursue Qur’anic memorisation for Allah, the Deen and humanity, and not for material gain.
He said while a Nigerian Qur’an memoriser, Maryam Ibrahim Dan’Azumi, was recently rewarded with about ₦120 million for winning globally, the spiritual benefits of memorising the Qur’an far outweigh monetary rewards.
Dr Raji said the advice followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s congratulatory message to Miss Dan’Azumi of Gombe State for emerging winner in the women’s category at the 46th King Abdulaziz International Qur’anic Competition in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Miss Dan’Azumi defeated contestants from 132 countries to win SAR300,000, approximately ₦120 million. President Tinubu also commended her elder sister, Hajara Ibrahim Dan’Azumi, winner of the 18th Hashemite Jordan International Qur’anic Competition for Females in 2024.
Another guest speaker, Sheikh Qamarudeen Ballo, urged graduands not to rest on their achievements and called on parents to serve as role models so the knowledge acquired would not be in vain.
Speaking on behalf of graduands, the Best Graduating Student in Qur’an, Balqees Yisa-Adeniji, thanked parents for their sacrifices and urged colleagues to see the graduation as the beginning of greater achievements.
Graduands in Qur’an memorisation are Waliyullah Oyerinde Omotayo, AbdulLateef Oloyede, Abdullah Abdul-Azeez, IIsa Abdullah-Khalifah, Umar-Faruq Sulayman, AbdulRahman Jum’ah and Balqees Yisa-Adeniji.
Qur’an reciters are Sa’eed Adebowale Kehinde, Abdul-Baasit Adebayo, Umar Ayandeji, Sherif Aderibigbe, Adam AbdurRahman, Abdus-Sobuur Irewole and Muhammad Raji-Desire.
