Promotion of Shi’ism, My Priority After Returning to Niger
Ousini Illa, seminary student from Niger, said his priority upon his return to Niger would be promoting Shia Islam in the country.
Illa, who was in charge of Niger’s pavilion at the Quran and Culture of Nations Section of the 21st International Holy Quran Exhibition, added that he himself, has embraced Shia Islam after extensively studying about it.
He told IQNA that the majority of people in his country are Muslims but most of them have not studied about their religion.
Referring to his conversion to Shia Islam, he said he had to leave school and start working in gold and uranium mines because of economic problems.
The seminary student said he learned about Shia beliefs after meeting a young Shia Iranain in his country.
Illa noted that after conversion, he came to Iran and has been studying at Al-Mustafa International University for five years.
He said Niger is a big but poor country in West Africa in which the majority of the population is Muslim.
“Quranic education in Niger is different from that in Iran. If people want to learn the Quran in Niger, they go to local schools and an instructor teaches the Quran.”
He said most of people in Niger are Muslim because their parents are Muslims, adding that studying about the religion and contemplating the Quran is not very common in the country.
Illa said during the years studying in Iran, he learned a lot and intends to acquaint people more with the Quran and Hadiths after he returns to his country.
He further noted that he has attended the International Quran Exhibition for the first time, describing the exhibition as a venue for contemplating the Holy Book.
He went on to say that during the month-long exhibition, he introduced the Islamic culture in Niger to the visitors.
Niger is an Islamic country and a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The majority of the country’s 15 million people are Muslims.
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He told IQNA that the majority of people in his country are Muslims but most of them have not studied about their religion.
Referring to his conversion to Shia Islam, he said he had to leave school and start working in gold and uranium mines because of economic problems.
The seminary student said he learned about Shia beliefs after meeting a young Shia Iranain in his country.
Illa noted that after conversion, he came to Iran and has been studying at Al-Mustafa International University for five years.
He said Niger is a big but poor country in West Africa in which the majority of the population is Muslim.
“Quranic education in Niger is different from that in Iran. If people want to learn the Quran in Niger, they go to local schools and an instructor teaches the Quran.”
He said most of people in Niger are Muslim because their parents are Muslims, adding that studying about the religion and contemplating the Quran is not very common in the country.
Illa said during the years studying in Iran, he learned a lot and intends to acquaint people more with the Quran and Hadiths after he returns to his country.
He further noted that he has attended the International Quran Exhibition for the first time, describing the exhibition as a venue for contemplating the Holy Book.
He went on to say that during the month-long exhibition, he introduced the Islamic culture in Niger to the visitors.
Niger is an Islamic country and a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The majority of the country’s 15 million people are Muslims.
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