Winners have emerged in the maiden Hadith Competition sponsored by the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulema in Prophet’s (Muhammad) Hadith, which was held on Tuesday at the Conference Hall of the Abuja National Mosque.
While Adam Hassan Mohamed from Borno with 19.35 points and a N200,000 cash prize emerged as the winner in the first category (memorization of the 40 Hadiths, the transmission chain, and the texts), Ibrahim Umar Abubakar from Kano State scored 19.6 points and a N300,000 prize in the second category (memorization of the 20 texts of the Hadiths with rulings), and Yakub Bello Mohammad was the winner in the third and toughest category (memorization of 20 texts, rulings, benefits, jurisprudential positions, and applications). He also got N300,000 for his efforts, scoring 19.70 points out of 20.
The winners, who also received plagues and certificates, according to the convener of the programme in Nigeria, Professor Ibrahim Makari Ahmad who is also one of the Imams of the Abuja National Mosque, will hoist Nigeria’s flag at the grand finale scheduled to be held in Rabat, Morocco, later in the year.
Professor Makari Ahmad, while commending the participants for their efforts, described every participant as a winner, saying the margin wins were just in decimals. He said the competition is aimed at promoting the Sunnah (way of life) of the Prophet and the position of the Sunnah as the second primary source of Islamic legislation.
“This competition is the initiative of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Africa Oulema, which has its headquarters in Rabat, Morocco and it’s headed by His Royal Majesty, King Mohammed VI and he’s the organiser. The winners here will represent Nigeria at the international competition to be announced by the board later. A total of 173 participants were selected from across the 36 states. The essence of the competition is to promote the study, memorisation and application of Hadiths
“It is also to encourage young African youths to pay attention and to give importance to the story of the Hadith of Prophet Mohammad (may the peace of Allah be upon him) and for them to be able to imbibe his characteristics. This is the maiden edition of the competition in Nigeria. The competition was held in 48 branches worldwide, and each branch is expected to conduct it between June 22nd and July 31st, 2024. Each participant is expected to participate in the three categories (memorization of the 40 Hadiths, the transmission chain and the texts, memorization of the 20 texts of the Hadiths with rulings, and memorization of 20 texts, rulings, benefits, jurisprudential positions, and applications),” the convener stated.
The special guest of honour at the event and the Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engnr Shehu Hadi Ahmad, who was represented by the acting director, Department of Engineering, Design, and Evaluation, Engnr Zulqarnain AbdulRahim, while commending the organisers, said there is a need for the Muslim community to take its rightful place in the area of education in Nigeria.
He charged Muslim leaders to use the knowledge of the Quran and Hadith to transform the world by bringing peace and tranquilly to humanity.
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