Email this article AL-MAJIRI EDUCATION: A SOLACE TO SELF-RELIANCE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Despite the fact that the Al-majiri system of Quranic education was aimed at training future erudite scholars that would be a faithful and pious man that will be useful for the propagation of Islam and the development of society in general. Today the word Al-majiri in Hausa has gradually acquired a completely different meaning; it is more or less referred to as beggars, or destitute roaming the streets in towns and cities. The system has over time become a breeding ground for militants, criminals and terrorists. This paper aimed to view al-majiri education: a solace to self-reliance and national development. The paper examines the Overview of Al-majiri Education System, Aims of Al-majiri Education and the fall of the al-majiri education system. The paper also discussed the security implication of al-majiri education, al-majiri educational and vocational education, importance of vocational education and later examines al-majiri education a solace to self- reliance and national development. Finally, the paper has drawn a conclusion and recommendations on the need for government to provide basic education especially for the al-majiri youth and not only in literacy, but in vocational skills in order to promote self-reliance and self-sufficiency, enlightenment campaigns, should be mounted in the media on the importance of welcoming al-majiri education by the youth, parents and even the malams and so on.
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