A LETTER TO YORUBA ISLAMIC MODRASAH SCHOLARS
Bismillahi Ar Rahman Ar raheem, wa solat wa solam anla Rosullullah(S.A.W)
It is saddened that the present Islamic education in Nigeria(Yoruba in particular) is still practiced in the primitive way. Islamic education can be refers to as efforts of Muslims community to educate its own, to pass along the heritage of Islamic knowledge, first and foremost through its primary sources Quran and the Sunnah. Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) whose legacy Muslims follow teaches Islam in the best manner. For instance he called in a friendly manner even the Yahudi to Islam. He teaches his sahabah using the best method in delivering the message. Aisha( peace and blessings be upon her) was thought in a friendly after which she was able to relate thousands hadith for the benefit of the Ummah after the prophets death. All this was around 1400 years ago.
But it is regrettable that the contemporary Islamic modrasahs in the 21st century instead of encouraging Islamic knowledge scares people away from it through very strict corporal punishment (in these schools) without age limit even if as old to be a father to the teacher. This has led to many Muslims who intend learning their religion abandoning it and leaving for another religion where they will be taught and trained their scriptures in a friendly manner. The rich in Islam are not left out in this saga which islam is facing, most of whom later employed private Islamic teachers for their kids or transfer them to better but expensive Islamic modrasahs which the poor did not have access to.
The consequence of these primitive attitudes towards Islamic education practiced by these madrasah if not check will end up making Islam have lesser Islamic scholars and as well breeds fanatics which might be a problem to the Islamic world. It is high time the Yoruba Islamic scholars makes a bold step to find solution to this. Allah (subuhanahu wata anla) says Are literate are equal to illiterate? (suratul Zumar). Recently His Highness Sanusi Lamido Sanusi clip on Muslims Educating its members surfaces on the internet. If care is not taken, it might be that we are going to sell ourselves to people who know nothing about the religion for training. A case we experience sometimes ago that we failed to find its root cause.
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jazaakumulahu khayran bro
But I think the narrative is really changing especially now that Sunnatic methods of teaching have now overcome the old strict methods except may be in villages where there's little exposure...

Still hapoening in cities too, ibadan, ilorin, lagos, and most old but famous islamic modrasahs in yoruba land

Jazakallahu khayran.

I have said something related to this not long ago. Although funding is another major issue

Razram:
A LETTER TO YORUBA ISLAMIC MODRASAH SCHOLARS
Bismillahi Ar Rahman Ar raheem, wa solat wa solam anla Rosullullah(S.A.W)
It is saddened that the present Islamic education in Nigeria(Yoruba in particular) is still practiced in the primitive way. Islamic education can be refers to as efforts of Muslims community to educate its own, to pass along the heritage of Islamic knowledge, first and foremost through its primary sources Quran and the Sunnah. Prophet Muhammad(S.A.W) whose legacy Muslims follow teaches Islam in the best manner. For instance he called in a friendly manner even the Yahudi to Islam. He teaches his sahabah using the best method in delivering the message. Aisha( peace and blessings be upon her) was thought in a friendly after which she was able to relate thousands hadith for the benefit of the Ummah after the prophets death. All this was around 1400 years ago.
But it is regrettable that the contemporary Islamic modrasahs in the 21st century instead of encouraging Islamic knowledge scares people away from it through very strict corporal punishment (in these schools) without age limit even if as old to be a father to the teacher. This has led to many Muslims who intend learning their religion abandoning it and leaving for another religion where they will be taught and trained their scriptures in a friendly manner. The rich in Islam are not left out in this saga which islam is facing, most of whom later employed private Islamic teachers for their kids or transfer them to better but expensive Islamic modrasahs which the poor did not have access to.
The consequence of these primitive attitudes towards Islamic education practiced by these madrasah if not check will end up making Islam have lesser Islamic scholars and as well breeds fanatics which might be a problem to the Islamic world. It is high time the Yoruba Islamic scholars makes a bold step to find solution to this. Allah (subuhanahu wata anla) says Are literate are equal to illiterate? (suratul Zumar). Recently His Highness Sanusi Lamido Sanusi clip on Muslims Educating its members surfaces on the internet. If care is not taken, it might be that we are going to sell ourselves to people who know nothing about the religion for training. A case we experience sometimes ago that we failed to find its root cause.
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...This has led to many Muslims who intend learning their religion abandoning it and leaving for another religion where they will be taught and trained their scriptures in a friendly manner.. What is the 'another religion'?

It's high time we left the culture of long canes (and harshness) and imbibe the subtle way of gentle teaching/ teaching by example.
Mudaaris should be structured i.e. have schedules/time tables for subjects and for payment/tuition. And most importantly it should be based on the Qur'an and Sunnah!

I think our learning centres shouldn't be hereditary wherein one learns from an Ustadh and after several years he too starts another center teaching strictly what he learnt in that same way he was thought!

Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much. (Qur'an 33:21)

It is sad. I would Fault many parents.

Back in the days (and still now to an extent), ile keus are meant for Omo lile. If parents are tired of correcting their wards, they sent them to ile keu.

While the gentle ones go to school for western education, thugs and hard children are pushed to madrasah. It is why we have many Muslims as thugs, people who can recite the Qur'an fluently but no understanding of it.

For example, in our madrasah, some of the kids we have were brought by their parents cos they can't handle them. Now imagine different homes dropping their various problems, did you wanna kill Alfa?

After talking and lecturing, these Alfas result to beating. The fact is that parents should pay more attention to Islamic education, they should give it the same attention they give western education.

Until then, there can be little improvement. Parents spend hundreds of thousands for western education but complain when wards wanna buy tiras. We need to change our priorities and get them straight. If not, we are wasting our time flogging a dead horse


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Yustash001:
jazaakumulahu khayran bro
But I think the narrative is really changing especially now that Sunnatic methods of teaching have now overcome the old strict methods except may be in villages where there's little exposure...

Which one os sunnatic which one is not, what we are saying os islamic education teaching strategy should change. Are u saying the okd babas didnt practise sunnah? Rather say the modern methods of teaching should be employed