Appraisal of the Right of a Child to Education Under Islamic Law: Reflection on Challenges of Almajiri System Of Education in Northern Nigeria

The paper presents an overview of rights of children from Shari’ah perspective with particularemphasis on children right to education based on the general principles of Islamic law. TheQur’an and Sunnah of the Prophet (S.A.W.), being the primary sources of Shari’ah, haveprovided for the right of a child to education. However, the Almajiri system of education andthe way it is being practiced today in Nigeria is a subject of great concern to the government atall levels and has been a subject of debate among Muslims as to whether it is in conformitywith Islamic principles. Human rights groups and civil liberty organizations vehementlyopposed the system and criticized it. Thus, this paper examines the debate and the critics againstthe present Almajiri system of education in Northern Nigeria under Sharia

The paper presents an overview of rights of children from Shari’ah perspective with particular
emphasis on children right to education based on the general principles of Islamic law. The
Qur’an and Sunnah of the Prophet (S.A.W.), being the primary sources of Shari’ah, have
provided for the right of a child to education. However, the Almajiri system of education and
the way it is being practiced today in Nigeria is a subject of great concern to the government at
all levels and has been a subject of debate among Muslims as to whether it is in conformity
with Islamic principles. Human rights groups and civil liberty organizations vehemently
opposed the system and criticized it. Thus, this paper examines the debate and the critics against
the present Almajiri system of education in Northern Nigeria under Sharia

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