ASSESSMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN ISLAMIYYAH SCHOOLS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE

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2011-06
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MACCIDO, SAFIYA M.
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some non Muslims and ignorant Muslims undermine or relegate women Islamiyyah schools as a place where only devotional practices are taught and reward of which could only be obtained in the hereafter. They regard women Islamiyyah schools to be primitive and uncivilized. Many people cannot differentiate between Islamiyya schools and traditional Qur’anic schools which syllabus is solely restricted to the rote learning of the Glorious Qur”an. It is assumed in this research that these misconceptions are due to lack of proper knowledge of Islamic education and lack of adequate dissemination of research findings on women Islamiyyah schools. This study has thus, attempted to assess the contributions of women Islamiyyah to the development of education in some selected Islamiyyah schools in Kaduna State. With the use of Likert type questionnaire and interview, it was revealed that Islamiyya teachers and students do not limit their search for knowledge to ritual or religious aspects of Islam; they are also engaged in acquiring Western system of education. This is an evidence that Islam is a complete way of life which Islamiyyah schools do try to uphold. The respondents agreed that the curriculum of women Islmiyyah schools is not limited to Qur’an alone. It includes other supporting subjects necessary for the understanding of the Qur’an in particular and Islam in general. This reject the notion that the Qur’anic schools are not different from those of Islamiyyah as the curriculum of the former is limited to the rote learning of the Qur’an while the latter is broader in scope including Qur’an, Hadith, Fiqh, Tauhid, Arabic among others. The finding also suggests that the first Null Hypothesis of “There is no significant difference between the syllabus of Qur’anic schools and that of women Islamiyyah schools”, is rejected. 86% of the respondents show that women Islamiyyah schools are relevant to the understanding and performance of ritual practices of Islam. The fact that Islamiyyah schools educate Muslim women how to worship Allah, is a very significant contribution not only to education in Kaduna State but also to civilization in the country at large. 77.99% of Islamiyyah teachers and students from the sampled areas believe the schools have very good bearing on the social interaction of women with their husbands, parents, children, neighbours and society at large. These results are responses to the second and third Null Hypotheses which say, “There is no significant relationship between the teachings of Islamiyyah schools and acts of Ibadat of Muslim women” and “There is no significant relationship between the teachings of Islamiyyah schools and social life of Muslim viii women”. The two Null Hypotheses are equally not accepted due to the fact that 86% and 77.99% of the respondents respectively reject any claim of lack of relevance of Islamiyyah schools to acts of Ibadat and social lives of Muslim women. The fact that 28% of the respondents have shown that they do have female teachers in their schools; it is a giant step to the right direction even though the percentage is far below to that of those who do not have female teachers in their schools (72%). Some decades back it was unthinkable to have women teaching in Islamiyyah due to the simple reason that advanced study on Islam was restricted to men only. Another positive finding for this research is the fact that many husbands have realized the positive impact of Islamiyyah schools on their wives and so they do allow them to attend the schools. 57% of the subjects studied in this research reject the Null Hypothesis VI which says, “Muslim men do not allow their wives to attend Islamiyyah schools”. This implies that Islamiyyah schools are very significant to Muslims in Kaduna State if not the husbands will not allow their wives to attend them.
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A thesis sumitted by DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (Islamic Studies Section) Faculty of Education Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria JUNE, 2011
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ASSESSMENT,, CONTRIBUTIONS,, WOMEN,, ISLAMIYYAH SCHOOLS,, DEVELOPMENT,, EDUCATION,, KADUNA STATE.
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