Mbullum
Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior Secondary school in North Bank Region’s Lower Nuimi
District last Saturday held graduation and prize-giving ceremony for its grade
9 and 12 students who sat to The Gambia Basic Education Certification and West
African Senior Secondary School Certification Examinations.
The
graduation was attended by senior government officials from the ministry of
Education, parents, teachers and school children.
Karamo
Tourary, Principal of the schools said most of the graduates from grade 9 are
expected to stay in the school to continue their senior school education for
another three years while the grade 12 graduates are hoping to continue with
their education pursue to higher level. “The journey you started is continuing
because you have finished one level of your education and you are hoping to
continue to another level.”
Lamin
.B Faal, who spoke on behalf of the Amir Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamant emphasised the
importance of education, saying many philosophers, writers and thinkers have
enlightened “us” in their various articles about the purpose of education.
He
said although they might have presented different views, but they all
unanimously agreed to the fact that education is for the attainment of good
development, individual and social justice and the production of productive
citizens who will make tomorrow a better one.
Mr.
Faal said education is an eye opener for human race, adding that the reason why
they are called human beings is the thinking.
He said the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) had admonished Muslims to
acquire knowledge even if they have to travel as far as to China.
Guest
speaker, one Mr. Marong said without education, man would have remained in a
life of deprivation and disease. He said
education is the only way through which man arms himself with the necessary
tools to solve societal problems and innovate, make and create new things and
ideas for his benefit.