Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala-Buni on Friday pledged continued support and commitment to capacity building in Quranic calligraphy, the art of writing the Quran.
The governor made this revelation in Damaturu during a symposium organized by Yobe State University, Damaturu, with the theme ‘Prospects of Islamic Work Toward Promoting Qur’anic Calligraphy in Yobe State and the Region.‘
Represented by his Deputy, Alhaji Idi Gubana, the governor noted that Qur’anic calligraphy was critical to understanding and preserving the Holy book from one generation to another.
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He went further to say that a committee he recently constituted under the leadership of Sheikh Sheriff Saleh had produced over 1,000 copies of handwritten Qur’an and distributed same to teachers and libraries in the state.
He noted that the Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad to serve as guidance to mankind.
Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor, Yobe State University, Prof. Mala Daura, said that the symposium would create awareness, especially among Qur’anic education schools in the state and beyond.
He added that the symposium was organized by the Centre for Research in Qur’anic Studies of the university to build the capacity of Qur’anic teachers and enhance academic research in heritage, documentation and written text of the Qur’an.
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