Unilorin Muslim Community Quranic School turns out 93 graduands

Eighteen pupils completed the learning of the Qur'an penultimate Saturday (April 25, 2015) at the University of Ilorin Senior Staff Quarters' Muslim Community Quranic School. A total of 93 students have so far graduated from the school since its establishment in 2000.

The graduands included Mabayoje Aishah, Safiyyat AbdulRazaq, Shukura Olamide Oladapo, Khadijat Alfa-Nla, Khalilullah AbdulSalam, Muhammad Kamal-Deen, Rahmatallahi Oloduowo Adam and Jemilat Muhammad Sanni.

Others are Ibrahim Diop, Habibat Lawa't, Badruddin Zubair, Aminat Ajao, Fatimoh Diop, Abubakar Adam, AbdulQahar Abubakar, AbdulQadr Ishola and AbdulGaniy Muhammad Sanni.

Delivering a lecture on the occasion, the Guest Speaker and Deputy Chief Imam of the University of Ilorin Mosque, Dr. Nasir Abdus-Salam, described the Quran as “a book of all times”.

In the lecture, entitled "Al-Quran: the Unique", Dr. Abdus-Salam said, "The Quran is nothing other than the words of Allah, the language is classical; the style is unique and different from the eloquent and instructive presentations of the prophetic wisdom recorded in the book of Ahadith. The Qur'an was not invented or forged; it is not a product of human research efforts; nor the words of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). From the beginning to the end, every word in the Quran tells the reader that it is the word of Allah."

The Deputy Chief Iman said that in learning the Qur'an, the teacher must be carefully selected in accordance with the tradition of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), knowledge, good character and best manner.

"It is a divine book that adequately suffices as a way out of crisis and tribulations, protection and deviation and credible recourse for reference. It is a book that must be consulted and it is relevant to all situations," he said

Earlier in his opening address, the host and the Chairman of the Muslim Community, Senior Staff Quarters, Prof. O. E. Abdullahi, thanked members of the community for their efforts so far, adding that the graduands are better than their colleagues outside.

Prof. Abdullahi, who is also the Director, School of Preliminary Studies, Fufu, disclosed that the construction project of blocks of classrooms behind the mosque for the studies of Qur'an and Arabic is still on. He said that the community needs over N4 million to complete the mosque project, urging all Muslims in the Staff Quarters and the former chairmen to continue to assist.

In his own remarks, the Chairman of the occasion and former Vice-Chancellor of Fountain University, Osogbo, Prof. O. B. Oloyede, expressed happiness that the Muslim community is progressing.

He said that the Qur'an class has assisted him in many ways and called for the alumni of the Qur'anic school to come to contribute their quotas to the development of the community.

Also speaking, the Director, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS) and Secretary General of the University Muslim Community, Dr. M. A. Adedimeji, thanked Allah for His support and appreciated the leadership of the Muslim community and all those that contributed to the success of the event.

Among those who attended the occasion were the wife of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. (Mrs) Hassanat Ambali; Director, Institute of Education, Prof. Y. A. Abdulkareem, the Chairman Muslim Community, Prof. B. L. Adeleke, Prof. Muhammad Akanbi, Prof. Suleiman Ambali, Dr. M. S. Ajao, Dr. A. W. Salami, Dr. A.A. Jimoh, Dr. A. L. Azeez, Mr. M. Alfa-Nla, Ustadh Zun-Nurain Olodo, Mr. AbdulGaniyu Olaniyan, the Deputy Registrar, Council Office, Mrs. M. A. O. Oladosu, Dr. (Mrs.) Dupe AbdurRaheem, Mrs. Modina Abdulraheem and Mrs. Monsurah Raji.