Education, key to addressing societal challenges: Cleric
The chairman of Abuja’s League of Imams, Tajudeen Adigun, says education is key to addressing a myriad of societal challenges.
The cleric said this during the fifth Qur’anic Nurul Yaqeen Islamic Foundation graduation ceremony on Saturday in Abuja.
He also stressed the need for the faithful to hold firm to the knowledge of the Qur’an, which is the panacea to all the formidable challenges mankind faces.
Mr Adigun, also the chief imam of Fou’ad Lababidi Central Mosque, Abuja, said Islam encourages seeking knowledge, adding that Nigeria desperately needed more intellectuals.
Earlier, the foundation’s director, Imam Yahya Al-Yolawi, expressed delight with the performance of 24 Quran memorisers, describing their graduation as ” a lifetime achievement for him.
(NAN)
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