Re: Scholars back Emir Sanusi on using mosque as classes

The idea is workable and it will reduce congestion and no need to build class rooms around the mosque, if the children can be allowed to pray in them so also taking classes. But I beg to differ from what the Chairman of Kaduna Council of Ulama, Sheikh Usman Babantune said that Saudi Arabia and […]

The idea is workable and it will reduce congestion and no need to build class rooms around the mosque, if the children can be allowed to pray in them so also taking classes. But I beg to differ from what the Chairman of Kaduna Council of Ulama, Sheikh Usman Babantune said that Saudi Arabia and Arab countries have well behaved children than those in Northern Nigeria. Has he travelled to those places in the last two decades?

Why do we have such uninformed Ulamas in the North? It is a common trend and that’s why the Islamic education of our children are getting is mostly on hate and lack of respect for non-Muslims.

The idea is sound and less number of pupils and class grade will help in closing the gap and a lot of Muslims children will get fundamental education which the current congestion is not allowing and thereby keep them away from serving as recruitment bases for Boko Haram, ethnic fanatics and save them from irresponsible parents who hide under the excuse of lack of infrastructure to send their children to Almajiri schools: continuing the circle of poverty, when in reality is simply running away from parental responsibility.

Our leaders should talk to community leaders to see the viability of this project. The poor are the beneficiaries of the scheme and they should not believe negative people insulting our collective psyche.

The North should say NO to excuses and embark on projects that will lift our citizens out of poverty. Education is the common vehicle to achieve that.

A. M. Muhammad Esq, Abuja