COMMUNITY MOBILISATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

This paper likens the education enterprise to the task of erecting a new building. It further equates Islamic education to the foundation level of any building as well as the roots of a tree, thus making the success or failure of the subsequent levels contingent upon it. The paper accepts Islamic education as a potent tool for the realisation of national goals and aspirations and therefore posits Islamic education as a level that requires much desire attention by all members of Muslim community. The paper concludes by adducing practical suggestions and recommendations that in Nasarawa State, communities could be mobilised for effective participation in providing Islamic education to the entire members of the Muslim community.