By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab
One hundred and sixty students of the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Lokoja, on Saturday completed a session of their Islamic education and were presented certificates.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Director of the Institute, Nasir El- Deen Abdalla, pleaded with parents and guardians to let their children acquire knowledge about God, saying with sound knowledge of the creator, most of the current societal ills would be a thing of the past.
He said, “Let your children acquire Islamic education; teach them about the Holy Quran, the Hadith, and you are sure that they will take the right path.’’
He also advised Islamic clerics to ensure that their teachings were based on the holy books in order to disabuse the minds of people associating Islam with violence.
The Director explained that, “Islam is a religion of peace that preaches peace, harmonious relations even with those that are not Muslims. So the clerics should pass such teachings exactly as they are to their students.’’
He congratulated the graduating students, saying most of them had completed the memorisation of many parts of the Quran.
One of the graduating students, Raqeebah Salihu, commended the school for providing not only Quranic recitation lessons, but complete Islamic education, and so urged children, especially girls, to acquire Islamic knowledge.
In attendance at the ceremony was; the Maigari of Lokoja, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo Kabir Maikarfi, top government officials, traditional rulers, Islamic Scholars and parents of the graduating students.
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