The Alfurqan Deaf Islamic Daawah Association has organized it’s 11th Annual National Conference of Deaf Muslims in Nigeria at Government Science Secondary School, Gombe state from 21-29 December, 2019.
In a speech delivered by the National President of the Association Malam. Salisu Jibrin, he said “the Association was formed in 2007 in collaboration with Jibwis in an attempt to propagate the message of Islam to the Deaf Muslim while following the teaching and practice of Noble Prophet Muhammad SAW. The motto of the association is to “invite people to Islam with wisdom and good preaching”
He said that the Deaf can’t do it alone and want the General Muslim community to join and help in imparting Islamic knowledge to the Deaf Muslims considering the fact that the association is left backward in term of Islamic religion knowledge to such an extent that many Deaf Muslims don’t know Arabic and how to worship properly.
INN confirmed that the theme for the year 2019 Annual conference is “The Role of General Ummah towards imparting Islamic religion knowledge to the Deaf Muslim in Nigeria”.
However, during the opening ceremony, the keynote speaker who is also the patron of the Association in Gombe Branch Dr. Rasheed Abdulganiy,HOD Department of Religious Gombe State University, delivered a goodwill message by commending the efforts of the state executives and the National body for organizing this noble gathering In Gombe State.
According to him, “I’m aware that there are many Deaf students studying in Gombe State University, most of them are doing well and some graduated with a very good results, so it’s important to learn and impart Islamic knowledge to the Deaf Muslim. Deaf Muslim shouldn’t be taught west education alone but Islamic religion knowledge should also be taught to them and this annual conference is a good example. It’s indeed a welcome development he added. He urged the leaders of the Association to not to relent in the struggle in Allah’s cause .
Meanwhile Alh. Saleh Dan Buram who represented the Emir of Gombe advised the association in how to move forward and succeed in achieving it’s goal of propagating Islamic messages to the Deaf Muslim and assure them of continued collaboration and support from the emirate and himself.
On his part , the State chairman, Malam Yusuf Mohammed thanked all the distinguished guests for finding it worthy to witness the opening ceremony and for the Goodwill messages, advice, support and encouragement.