By Ahmad Umar
An Islamic organisation, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has embarked on sensitisation campaign in four local government areas in Gombe state, Northeast of the country to end violence against children.
The Secretary-General of JNI, Khalid Abubakar Aliyu announced this on Sunday at a town hall meeting with women, Youth, religious and traditional rulers drawn from Kaltungo, Kwami, Yamaltu/Deba and Balanga local government areas.
He said that the sensitization is in support of the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) program against child abuse in the country, adding that child upbringing is a collective responsibility of all, irrespective of race or culture.
Dr. Aliyu said that the sensitization has become necessary because islamic form of child upbringing is built on the provisions of the glorious Qu’ran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
He said the Islamic Tarbiyyah stands out from other forms of upbringing because it is all encompassing training of the heart, purification of the soul, development of the senses and building of the body.
The JNI Secretary- General emphasized that child upbringing in Islam entails ensuring attainment of good conduct, better disposition and best standing among mankind.
“Islam’s general approach to children may be summarized in a few principles. First, it is divine injunction that no child may become the cause of harm to parents (Qur’an, 2:233),” he said.
He decried the appalling statistics regarding violence against children as shown by a recent national survey indicating that over half of children between the ages of 6 and 11 first experience violence.
“When we leave here today, I hope that each one of us, especially you as religious leaders from Northern states, will leave with absolute commitment and energy to take action to ensure that all children in Nigeria can grow up free from violence,” he said.
A traditional ruler , Mai Kaltungo , Saleh Mohammed Umar and Bala Waja , Mohammed Danjuma Mohammed assured their support for the programmer to end violence against children.
The Secretary General was represented by the JNI’s Administrative Officer, Yusuf Said Muhammad.
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