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Dr Basirat Dikko, Principal, Mahmud College Urges new Huffaz to be good ambassadors of Islam
It was a sunny afternoon, though hazy. The gathering was hallow, the recitation was wholesome, capable of moving mountains, hairs on the bodies rose, a wave flew from head down to the feet, hearts were shaken, bodies shivered and tears rolled but some handkerchiefs were available to the rescue. The recitation was like a heavenly voice, it was indeed a heavenly message, delivered by young huffaz in a rendition that was uncommon. It was a place a good Muslim would love to be.
It was the 2nd Tahfizul Quran/Graduation ceremony of seven young lads and a young girl at Mahmud Ahmadiyya College, Ijede, Lagos. The graduands, Hamzah Abdul-Muiz,18; Adebayo Abdul-Quadry, 15; Saheed Bamidele, 15; Oyesanwen Sulaimon, 13; Omope Abubakar, 16; Abdullah Hayat-ur-Rahman, 14; Faruq Akinwunmi, 15 and Masturah Salisu Salisu, 13 held parents and invited guests spell bound during their recitation. This was the second time the college will be churning out another set of Quran Memorisers.
How it all began
The Principal of the school, Dr Basirat Olajumoke Dikko said the school decided to establish the school of Quranic memorisation to contribute her quota in the preservation of the Holy book.
“The Quran was vouchsafed to an unlettered prophet in the Arabian desert more than 1400 years ago, and a new dawn in the history of humanity was heralded from that day onwards. At a time when poetry was the pastime of the Arabs, Allah sent down the illustrious verses of the Quran, filled with powerful rhymes and soothing rhythms. Yet, its status is far-above poetry. For 23 years the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) continued to receive the revelation of the Quran and became the first Hafizul Quran!
“Following his precepts, the young and the old among his eminent companions committed the Quran to memory. This practice of memorizing the Quran has remained till today, preserving the text of the Holy Book and consolidating the prophecy on the protection of the Quran from interpolation (Q 15:10). Now read by at least a billion people on a daily basis, the Quran is a treasure house of timeless wisdom and spiritual sustenance.
“Filled with spiritual elixir, the Holy Book cures the soul of all spiritual maladies (Q 17:83). Besides its spiritual significance, the Quran also furnishes us with…
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