Saturday, April 30, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tradtional education according to the Islamic tradtion in Mauritania pt.1
Due to the harsh conditions in Mauritania, colonialist did not have the chance to delve deeply into the country, which has for the most part left its traditional Islamic school system in place, placing a emphasis on memorization of texts and one on one instruction with the teachers. The indigenous schools in Mauritania employ a pedagogical system using time-honored texts and the mahdara teaching methods in a classical curriculum. Students at these schools range from young children to old men and women although normally, schooling begins at about age six. Students begin by learning to read and write the Arabic Uthmaani script and memorize Qu’ran in the Warsh and Qaloon recitations. Students then proceed to study various sciences within Islamic Law, including grammar, sacred law, exegesis (tafsir), Prophetic traditions (hadith), Purification of the Heart, and the Prophetic biography (seera). Over many centuries, this system of education has produced some of the worlds greatest scholars and saints
Due to the harsh conditions in Mauritania, colonialist did not have the chance to delve deeply into the country, which has for the most part left its traditional Islamic school system in place, placing a emphasis on memorization of texts and one on one instruction with the teachers. The indigenous schools in Mauritania employ a pedagogical system using time-honored texts and the mahdara teaching methods in a classical curriculum. Students at these schools range from young children to old men and women although normally, schooling begins at about age six. Students begin by learning to read and write the Arabic Uthmaani script and memorize Qu’ran in the Warsh and Qaloon recitations. Students then proceed to study various sciences within Islamic Law, including grammar, sacred law, exegesis (tafsir), Prophetic traditions (hadith), Purification of the Heart, and the Prophetic biography (seera). Over many centuries, this system of education has produced some of the worlds greatest scholars and saints
Monday, April 25, 2011
The Late Shaykh Muhammad Salem ould Addud
The Late Shaykh Muhammad Salem ould Addud
He was born in 1930 and passed away April 29 2009
The Shaykh was a master in Arabic grammar and Maliki fiqh amongst other subjects. It is said that he memorised - even before he reached adulthood more than 20,000 poetry verses from more than 30 mutun,
The Shaykh also authored a 10,000 line poem which is a summary of Muktassar Khalil in Maliki Fiqh. It is said he was a library walking.
