THREE Guyanese Muslim scholars recently completed an intensive one-year programme at the Al-Madina Institute in South Africa, and were awarded with the Ijazah certificate.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), in collaboration with  the Al-Madina Institute in South Africa, secured scholarships for Momin Ali Sugrim, Mohamed Iqbaul Faroude Khan and Sheik Haniff. They will be attached to the education department of the CIOG.

The programme was carefully designed to offer students a comprehensive foundation in the main sciences of Islamic knowledge, as well as some practical skills in leadership, communication and research.

Female and male students  from different countries were welcomed to a new approach to learning Islam in an environment that is warm, welcoming, and encourages questions, free thought, and frames the classical knowledge of the pure Quran and authentic Sunnah within the modern context that we live in, a press release stated.

With an outstanding range of internationally-acclaimed scholars from South Africa and the U.S.A., students were assured that they were being taught by instructors who are among the best in their fields.

The main instructor throughout the programme was Shaykh Dr. Muhammad bin Yahya al-Husayni al-Ninowy.

“Our students were able to benefit from a very solid foundation in the core subjects which will increase their knowledge, certainty and conviction, purify their hearts and enhance their contributions to society,” the release stated.

They were also exposed to community work and leadership opportunities to develop their skills in teaching, public speaking, writing, and service to humanity.

The Muslim students were selected from Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice.
Mohamed Iqbaul Faroude Khan hails from the Essequibo Coast, Sheik Haniff from Alberttown, Georgetown and Momin Ali Sugrim is from No.1 Settlement, Blairmont, West Coast Berbice.