Cleric advocates religious knowledge as remedy for societal ills

Right Path Arabic Institute has cautioned parents and guardians to be mindful of the kind of knowledge they expose their children to.
According to the Director of the Institute, Mallam Yunus Al-Imam, religious knowledge with the blend of western education are tools for making Godly children and correcting societal ills.
Mallam Al-Imam gave this admonition at the pre-event conference held at the weekend in Lagos as prelude to the inaugural passing out ceremony of the institute slated for March 26 for graduates in advance Arabic language course.
Addressing newsmen at the event, Mallam Al-Imam lamented lack of adequate exposure to the teachings of Islamic knowledge is partly responsible for persistent societal ills.
He said, “A child that is well brought up in the ways of God will be peaceful with himself and his environment. Therefore, for Muslims to be well grounding in the practise of Islam, it requires some fundamentals which include learning and comprehensive understanding of the noble Qur’an and the traditions of the prophet.”
He added that, “to be able to read the Qur’an and understand what has been read aid in no small measure the practise of Islam. Basically, it is required of all Muslims to understand the words of God to be able to worship Him as He is to be worshipped. Therefore, for us at Right Path Arabic Institute which is an affiliate of Islamic University, Madinah and Azhar University, Cairo, teaching and understanding Arabic language is one of our core objectives because it is an essential for learning and understanding the Qur’an and the tradition of prophet.”
Speaking on how the Qur’an and hadith could aid societal changes, Mallam Al-Imam said, “The Qur’an and traditions of the prophet are books of wisdom therefore for any one that learn and understands it; such person cannot but have positive impact on his community. Also, it promotes internal and communal peace as it is an encyclopaedia and manuals for all Muslims who desire worldly bliss and a rewarding hereafter. Therefore, to perfect our Islam, it is required for us to learn, understand and act the Qur’an and the hadiths and these are our aims at the Right Path Institutes.”
On the challenges faced so far, Al-Imam lamented inadequate funding of dawah projects and ill-feelings of haters of Islam as factors hindering dawah activities.
He disclosed that “Over the years, through our qualitative teachings, we have been able to mould characters and inculcate Islamic values in over 300 people since the inception of the institute in 2012. But I must say that the challenges we are facing are not peculiar to us as dawah propagators. Importantly, it is about getting adequate funding for our activities. For us, imparting knowledge is more important to us than profiting from our students.

300Another challenge is securing a permanent site for dawah activities. There has been a lot of hues and cries from sycophants and haters of religion of peace who have been trying unsuccessfully to get us out of our present location. But thank God for the support we have been enjoying from the Muslim community who stood its ground and ensuring that dawah propagation continues unhindered. So, we are soliciting for support from all Nigerians to assist us to acquire of permanent site.”