An overview of the Qur'anic system of education in Nigeria and Malaysia

• Main Authors: Alkali, Alhaji Umar, Che Soh @ Yusoff, Roslina, Abdul Hak, Nora
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Maiduguri 2016
• Subjects: KBP Islamic Law; L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/53889/1/Journal%20of%20Arabic%20and%20Islamic%20Studies.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/53889/

The practice in most Muslim societies is to introduce children to memorization of the Qur'an at the early stage of their lives. In Nigeria and Malaysia, both formal and informal schools function in order to impact this important treasurer to children. The alMajiri system of Qur'anic educat...