In the UAE (United Arab Emirates), where important steps are taken regarding world education, there has also been news about religious education.
UAE Picks 16-Year-Olds as Imams:
According to the report of Moqar Qaumi newspaper, an interesting step has been taken by the institution of Dubai regarding the children who are interested in becoming imams in Dubai.
Last month, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prince of Dubai, announced a new project called Imam Al Farj, which aims to train young children to become imams. are being shared.
Director General of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi said that the aim of this initiative is to bring young imams to the mosques of Dubai while contributing to education and awareness in the society of Dubai.
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Under the Imam Al Faraj project, children between the ages of 16 and 21 will receive training for a period of four months, who will be given important responsibilities in different mosques.
The organization has selected 70 mosques where parents can send their children after noon prayer from May 1, where their training will begin.
In this project, two important roles have been revealed, Imam Al-Farj and Muzin Al-Farj. For Imam Al-Farj, the age of children has been kept from 16 to 21 years, while for Muazzam Al-Farj, children between six and 15 years will be selected.
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In the United Arab Emirates, during this time, children will be taught about leading prayers and the Qur’an, while memorizing the Qur’an will also be conducted.