Rowdotu-T-Tanzeel Produces 27 Young Qur’an Memorisers At 3rd Graduation

The ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, South West, Nigeria, was agog on Sunday, August 18th, 2024 as Rawdotu-t-Tanzeel Tahfeez and Arabic School graduated 27 young Qur’an memorisers.

The graduands, who are all below age of 18 have now gained the mastery of the rules governing recitation and memorization of the Glorious Qur’an and Islamic etiquettes, and were awarded certificates of completion during the official 3rd graduation ceremony of the Qur’an memorization and I’daadiyah (Basic Education ) and Thannawiyyah in Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Dignitaries from within and out­side Nigeria made time out of their busy schedule to witness the beau­tiful renditions of the Noble Qur’an and adornment by the 27 graduates of the Islamic Institute; with some who could not make it down to the venue who joined the event virtually.

For hours, each of the Hufaadh – (memorisers of the Noble Qur’an) took over the stage and sonorously read the Qur’an to the pleasure of ev­eryone in attendance. Having arrest­ed the minds and souls of listeners with beautiful recitation, they filled the atmosphere with the light of Al­lah’s Divine Guidance for Mankind.

A handful of them could not con­tain their emotions as tears of joy flowed freely down their eyes during the beautiful renditions of the holy Book with sonorous voices.

Speaking at the event which took place at the Wura Event centre in Ile Ife, the Director of the institute, Mallam Mutiu Uthman said the school was established for the purpose of imparting Islamic knowledge into children at early stage in life.

While welcoming guests to the occasion, Uthman described the successful completion of the memorisation of the Noble Qur’an as one of the best achieve­ments in the lives of the graduands, saying it will illuminate their paths to success in both words.

He congrat­ulated the graduates and enjoined them to be committed to the Qur’an for a lifetime, as their journey with the Book of Allah has just begun.

The director urged all Muslim parents to expose their children to early Islamic education due to challenges posed by globalization and modernisation to the youths.

He added, “One of our goals for establishing this madrasah is to assist parents in teaching their children the Qur’an and Arabic education and ensure they commit it to memory.

“We also have many of our memorisers who have gained admission into various Universities home and abroad such as the reputable Al Azhar University, Egypt, Malaysia and even Turkiye.

According to Mallam Uthman, in addition to the Qur’an memorization classes being manned by Hufaadh (certified memorisers), the school has provisions for intensive Arabic studies with some other conventional subjects being handled by competent teachers.

Corroborating, the Chief Imam of Ife land, Sheikh Abdul Samii Abdulhammed, lauded the graduates for their dedication, perseverance and tireless efforts in their journey towards the memorisation of Allah’s Divine Book.

He said every Muslim must embody the values and principles of the Qur’an in his or her daily life and share the message of peace, compassion and justice with the world.

The Guest Lecturer of the day, Sheikh Sirajudeen Bakrin, the Chief Imam of Fountain University, Osogbo, advised parents and families of grad­uates to appreciate Allah in every way possible, celebrate cautiously and treat each of the graduates with reverence afterwards.

He also implored the graduands to shun all forms of evil and abstain from every cause that does not align with the Qur’an which they have memorized.

The Graduands

The names of the graduands under thannawiyyah are; Abdullah Moyosore, Muadh Adefeso, Jafar Adefeso, Muhammad Sulayman, Abdullah Akanbi, Ahmad Abdus Salam, Basheer Roheemah, Makinde Hafsoh, Miftahudeen Hamnah and Makinde Aasiyah

Others graduands under I’daadiyah are; Abdul Hakeem Royhanah, Faatimah Abdulhadi, Maryam Taofeeq, Haliyah Waliyullah, Maryam Moyosore, Maryam Abdul Lateef, Aasiyah Ridwan, Abidah Adekanye, Asmau Aadam, Asmau Shamsudeen, UmmAyman Sulayman, Hafsoh Towobola, Miqdad Ibrahim, Idris Lawal, Huwais Luqman, Abdur Rahman Adedokun and Ibrahim Adedokun.

In an interview with one of the youngest graduands, Idris Lawal, explained how elated he was to have completed the memoriza­tion of the Qur’an.

He said, “I feel happy and proud of myself for expending years of my life on the memorization of the Qur’an and com­mitting the whole of it to memory. At first, I didn’t like the experience, but with time things got better with the passing of every day.”

Another graduand, Jafar Adefeso explained how it feels to be an Haafidh.

Adefeso believes one of the significance of memorising the Qur’an is that it serves to protect the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet. He also believes that it serves as a viable means of calling people to Allah.

He said, contrary to the impression of many, memorising the Qur’an is not a difficult task.