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Written by annuralislam
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An-Nur is a dawah organization whose prime aim is to exploit current advancements in information technology to carry the message of Islam to people. Conscious of the fact that socio-economic hardships, at lot of the time, lead Muslim youths into various vices, An-Nur has also taken it upon itself to help in developing the quality of human resource of the Muslim youth through skills training programs. An-Nur was started in mid September of the year 2003, at the University of Ghana – Legon, by a group of young Muslim students with the aim of mobilizing manpower of mainly Muslim graduates/school leavers towards teaching Islam to both Muslims and Non-Muslims, carrying out skills training, as well as helping solve the many problems facing the Muslim ummah. An-Nur is NOT a student organisation. Primary in achieving all of this, is developing a directory of young educated Muslims and professionals with the intention of mobilizing them towards tackling problems facing the ummah.
As mentioned earlier, there are numerous problems facing the Muslim community in Ghana – high illiteracy levels, low living standards, marginalisation, prejudice, poor knowledge regarding the religion, etc. Conscious of this, An-Nur has taken up the task of organising monthly seminars, workshops or training sessions at which resource persons would lead participants in discussing these issues and exploring possible interventions towards alleviating these problems. Key in all of this is participation of the audience through question asking and making suggestions. This way the ordinary Muslim will develop a feeling of responsibility to take action in his/her own individual, or in a concerted way, in order to help solve our problems. We will also teach core principles of Islam as well as skills needed for one to have a balanced life. The events will be educative and help foster togetherness among Muslims. |
