A Non-Governmental Organization, Namama Charity Foundation, has sponsored 50 young adults to study and memorise the Holy Quran at the Ahlul Badar Islamiyya Littahfizul Quran in Kumbotso Local Government area of Kano State.
Announcing the sponsorship to newsmen at the fifth Quranic graduation ceremony of 140 students of the school on Sunday, one of the trustees of the foundation, Abdullahi Namama, said the beneficiaries of the scholarship would be less privileged, especially orphans.
According to him, the foundation will not only pay N18,000 registration fee to each of the beneficiaries for the two-year period of the study, each of them will also get uniform, instructional materials and some stipends.
He said that the foundation would pay the registration fee upfront, amounting to N900,000.
Mr Namama, who holds the traditional title of Danmajen Ringim, said he had directed the management of the school to commence screening of students that are expected to benefit, emphasising that they should look for less privileged students.
Mr Namama stated that he had decided to offer the gesture in order to help the children of the poor, especially orphans and to encourage memorization of the glorious Quran.
“We did this for the sake of Allah. We did it to help out the less-privileged children to acquire Quran and other Islamic knowledge, instead of abandoning them to be roaming the street and become nuisance in the society.
“I, therefore, directed the school management to embark on screening of those to benefit from the scholarship, but they must be less-privileged especially orphans,” he stressed.
In his remarks, the director of the school, Sheikh Auwalu Rijalu, expressed happiness over the gesture, assuring that the management would be transparent in the screening process.
He explained that the school, established in 2006, had graduated 117 Quranic memorizers and 257 reciters so far, adding that it had also graduated 106 reciters and 34 memorizers in the ceremony held on Sunday.
Mr Rijalu also assured that the management of the school would be up-and-doing in ensuring that the scholarship beneficiaries memorize the holy book within the stipulated two years.
While calling on other wealthy individuals to emulate the gesture by the Foundation, the Director thanked the trustees of the NGO, praying to Allah to reward them abundantly.
