Liliana Mohammed, a 62-year-old Bulgarian woman, has graduated from Mamba’irrahman Islamic School in Kano State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mohammed has been living in Kano, Kano State for over 30 years.
This was after marrying a Hausa businessman, late Alhaji Ibrahim Sambo, in Bulgaria.
The mother of two embraced Islam about a decade ago and since then began to learn the holy book, which, according to her, is a guide to her life.
“I have found peace and tranquillity since I embraced Islam,” Mohammed said.
She said she started learning as a private lesson at home from a female teacher in view of her age.
She said: “I started as a private lesson considering my age.
“A Qur’anic teacher, Malama Hafsa, was coming to teach me.
“We started from scratch, with transliteration, until I began to learn with Arabic alphabets.
“She continued to teach me how to recite the Qur’an using the Arabic alphabet until I could read it myself.
“From there, we continued from verse to verse, chapter to chapter, until this day when I graduated.
“Islam has given me peace.
“The glorious Qur’an is also my guide.
“As I read the Qur’an, it also read me.
“I feel peace in my mind.”
Mohammed, however, said despite her old age, she started memorising the Qur’an.
On life in Kano, Mohammed said she enjoys living in Kano as a state where Muslims are dominant and practice Islam under a conducive atmosphere.
According to her, the timing for prayer and fasting is perfect compared to other parts of the world.
Also speaking, her daughter, Hamida Sambo, commended her mum for giving them good upbringing that made them have pride in their family and the community.
According to Hamida: “Before she embraced Islam, our mother had given us good training that has made us good people in the society.
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“As a European living in Kano, she allowed us to mingle with our father’s relatives and practice Islam like our late father did.
“We pray to Allah to reward him with Jannatul Firdausi.
“Ameen.”