Abstract
The main purpose of the study is to identify the practice of Almajiri: prospect and socio-medical challenges in Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey method was adopted using a cluster and sampling method. Questionnaire was used to collect the data, from three hundred male Almajiri. The study revealed that most of the respondents were between the ages of 8-14 years while very few were 15 years and above. Also, majority of the respondents did not attend formal school. Parental belief, goals and poverty were found to be the major reasons for the practices of Almijiri. Most of the respondents spent their time begging for food to eat and money. Also, a majority of them defecate in the bush, which endangers the health of society by the spread of diseases. Hunger and tiredness were found to be a major complaint of the respondents, and sleeping in a congested room on a mat. Appropriate recommendations are finally offered in the areas of re-orientation programmes, general skill development, and modernization of teaching Qur’an. Key words: Almajiri, Mallam/Alaramma, begging, Qur’nic school.
Highlights
Sabon Gari is one of the most recognized towns in the Northern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria that is committed to both western and Islamic education, with many higher institutions and tsangaya
The aim of the study is to evaluate the prospect and socio-medical challenges associated with the practice of Almajiri in Sabon Gari Local Government
The study shows that 68% of the Almajiri interviewed, their parents have no formal system of education and they came from larger family with seven children and above, and most of the fathers are substantial farmers
Summary
Sabon Gari is one of the most recognized towns in the Northern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria that is committed to both western and Islamic education, with many higher institutions and tsangaya (place where Mallam/Alaramma teaches Qur’anic education). These young children are called the “Almajiri” (a student who leaves his parent for Qur’anic education). The Almajiris hear all kinds of embarrassing words and the practice is damaging to both the psychological and physical development of a child (Report of Kano State Committee on Almajiris, 2012)
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