Oustass
Lamin Jarjue of Nurudeen Quranic Memorisation School has called on Muslim
parents to educate children on the Quran, saying this is one of the surest ways
for parents to safe themselves from the punishments of the grave or hellfire in
the hereafter.
Mr
Jarjue made this remark during the annual Taari (speech day) held at its school
in Tabokoto, Serekunda East. The event
brought together parents and guardians of more than 400 kids, plus members of
the community. Students take up to four years to memorise the Quran at the
school.
The
speech day saw each student reading a verse of the Quran in front of the
gathering.
According
to their teachers, the event was an important annual gathering that allows
parents and the community to assess the depth of the learning the children
receive at the school.
Head
of the school, Lamin Jarue explained that the school started as community
driven project back in 1988 when there was a need to set up such centre to
cater for the children growing in the community.
Beginning
with just 15 kids and paying just D1 per kid, the school has grown to 400
children today who are undergoing different levels of Quranic education
throughout the year at a fee of D100 per student.
“Community
gave me a site to construct the school which used to be corrugated fences with
a roof. Now we occupy an incomplete
building as classrooms, thanks to my efforts with support from the community,”
Mr Jarjue said.
He
called on philanthropists to support them in providing mats, furniture, and
concrete floors to improve the learning environment as the D100 collected from
kids is not enough to pay the teachers and take care of other bills of the
school.
