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| Last Updated: Apr 3, 2012 - 2:47:55 AM |
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Somalia: Scholars says 5th grade curriculum contains fundamental Islamic error
20 Feb 20, 2012 - 12:45:22 AM
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GALKAYO, Somalia Feb 20 2012 (Garowe Online) – Islamic scholars in the region of Mudug have met to discuss the new 5th grade curriculum which they say contains errors on a fundamental concept in Islam, Garowe Online reports.
The scholars who met in Galkayo on Saturday held a press conference in which they spoke of the 5th grade Islamic studies textbook which states that there are three forms of Tawhid. Tawheed in Islam is the oneness of God or monotheism which is the religion’s most fundamental concept.
The scholars adamantly informed the reporters that this kind of teaching was against the principles of Islam and could lead to religious quarrel amongst the people if they are mistakenly taught a fundamental concept in Islam. The scholars stressed to the public there are not three forms of Tawhid in Islam, but only one.
Sheikh Mursal Shire Mohamed who is considered one of the regions top scholars told the media that he would bring this issue to the Ministry of Education. Sheikh Mursal added that errors like the one in the fifth grade curriculum divide the nation by teaching ‘children’ false concepts in Islam which then segregates people on major beliefs in the religion although the country is predominantly Muslim.
A similar meeting took place in the region of Galguduud late last year which Ahlu Sunnah officials had a press conference on the same issue of Tawhid in the 5 grade curriculum.
Both Ahlu Sunnah and religious scholars in Mudug have appealed to the parents of the children to watch what there child is learning and to assist these officials in correcting these errors with the help of the government.
The collapse of Siad Barre’s regime and any form of government had a huge affect on education in Somalia. After Siad Barre’s curriculum was dubbed inferior, international organizations like the Education Sectoral Committee of the Somali Aid Coordinating Body (ESC/SACB) based in Nairobi have interceded to help solve curriculum issues in Somalia.
GAROWE ONLINE
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