POVERTY-RELATED EXPERIENCE OF ALMAJIRAI IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Thomas Imoudu Gomment

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Almajiri system is as old as Islam in Northern Nigeria; it is an Islamic practice that encourages  Muslims  to  go  in  search  of  Islamic  knowledge  which  according  to  Prophet  Muhammed,  is  a  cherished  value  that  no  society  is expected  to  trivialise. Poverty is one of the major social problems in Nigeria. This paper examined poverty-related experience of almajirai. Specifically, it examined: changes in almajiri system in  colonial  and  post-colonial  Nigeria,  causes  of  poverty  of  almajirai,  and  effects  of  poverty  on  almajirai  in  Northern  Nigeria.  The  paper  found that  almajiri  in  the  pre-colonial era was adequately taken care of by various stakeholders; there was little or no poverty. A combination of parental neglect and polygamy were discovered as the major  causes  of  poverty  of  almajirai  while  street-begging  and  juvenile  delinquencywere  found  to be  major  effects  of  poverty  on  almajirai.     The  paper  recommendedpublic  enlightenment  on  the  danger  of  parental  neglect  and  polygamy as  a  way  forword.

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