Six younger Nigerians have emerged winners within the Hadith competitors organised by the King Mohammed VI Basis of African Oulema, Morocco.
AbdulGaniyu Tijani, one of many judges of the competitors, disclosed this whereas talking with journalists in the course of the closing ceremony in Abuja on Saturday.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that within the first class of the competitors, the winners had been Fatima Turbo, Muhammad Ibrahim and Abubakar Abba, all from Borno state.
Within the second class, winners are Saleh Al-Amin from Borno, Ahmed Kolawole from Kwara and Khalifah Jibril from Kaduna.
The three winners in every class received money prizes of N250,000, N200,000 and N150,000.
Mr Tijani mentioned that the principle goal was to encourage the youths to know and memorise the Sunnah and the Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad.
“The principle goal of this competitors shouldn’t be the cash that they’re successful, however the data and making them memorise the Sunnah and the Hadiths of our beloved Prophet.
“Now we have six winners. In every class, we have now three winners. So, the primary is successful 250,000, the second is successful 200,000 and the third is successful 150,000,” he mentioned.
In keeping with him, that is the second version of this competitors.
“We had the primary version final yr; that is the second version.
We hope that this competitors doesn’t cease right here. It ought to proceed.
“Nigeria right now is thought to be primary in Africa in memorisation of the Quran. And we have now not been working in any respect on the Hadiths of the Prophet,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that the competitors would function a possibility for the younger ones to begin to memorise the Hadiths of the Prophet, and to know extra of the Prophet.
He mentioned the competitors comprised three completely different ranges and three completely different classes.
In keeping with him, the primary class has 40 Hadiths, wherein the opponents need to memorise 40 Hadiths with the Sunnah.
“And likewise the second class has to memorise 35 Hadiths, additionally with the chain of that Hadith and likewise with the meanings of the vital phrases in these Hadiths.
“The third class has to memorise 25 Hadiths, with the chain and likewise the Islamic rulings in these Hadiths. And Alhamdulillah, we simply accomplished it,” he mentioned.
Mr Tijani recalled that 560 opponents participated from the start of the competitors.
“Now we have been on it for the previous month, making an attempt to see and choose these that can take part on a really bigger stage.
“The six that received right now shall be travelling after successful some money,” he mentioned.
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Additionally talking, Ibrahim Maqari, one of many coordinators, mentioned that the following competitors was going to be the African competitors.
“We’re going to put together them. There’s going to be a camp the place they are going to be mentored on the lapses that had been noticed within the shows. Inshallah, we shall be overcome,” he mentioned.
Ahmad Kolawole, one of many winners, mentioned that the competitors uncovered him to some hadiths that he didn’t find out about earlier than.
“From this competitors, I realized the second most vital factor in Islam, which is the hadith of Muhammad, peace be upon him.
“I used to be uncovered to some hadiths that I didn’t find out about earlier than. And from it, I do know many issues which might be attributed to prayer and different vital issues in Islam.
“This competitors inspired me to be extra adhered to the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad,” he mentioned.
(NAN)
