Reconsider Arabic studies combinations to boost scholarships, don urges NUC

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A lecturer at the Department of Arabic and French in Kwara State University, Malete, Prof. Hamza Abdurraheem, has urged the National Universities Commission to recognise the combination of Arabic studies with other relevant programmes.

Abdurraheem said the NUC allowing such combination would lead to better recognition and acceptability for Arabic studies.

The university don stated this on Monday while delivering the maiden annual lecture of the College of Arts and Education, Fountain University, Osogbo.

The lecture was in honour of the Pro-Chancellor of Fountain University, Dr Awa Ibrahim.

In a paper titled, ‘Advancing Muslim Education Through Arabic and Islamic Scholarship: Methodologies and Strategies’, Prof. Abdurraheem said the decline that Muslims are experiencing in the area of scholarship started when the Arabic language and the Arabic Quran were taken away from them as a result of Western colonialism.

The university don noted that the forceful adoption of colonial languages by Muslims resulted in the low academic and intellectual performance being witnessed today.

He said, “In order for Arabic studies to get a better recognition, acceptability and popularity at the university level, Arabic programs should be allowed to combine with many relevant programs such as communication, international studies, library studies and many others.

“The National University Commission, which is hitherto reluctant to recognise combinations with Arabic, should reconsider its position.

“The decline that has descended on Muslims in the area of scholarship started when the Arabic language and the Arabic Quran were taken away from them as a result of Western colonialism and neocolonialism.”

Earlier in opening remarks, the Vice Chancellor, Fountain University, Prof. Ramota Karim, said the contributions and vision of the

the Pro-Chancellor of the university has taken the institution to an unprecedented heights.

The Dean of the College of Arts and Education, Fountain University, Prof. Sherifat Labo-Popoola, who noted that the College had earlier held a workshop, said the annual lecture was named after the Pro-Chancellor in appreciation of his commitment to the development of the university.

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