A 27-year old alumnus of Darul-Kitab Wa Sunnah College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Gaa-Akanbi, Ilorin, Muhammadul-Awwal Babatunde, has emerged as the best graduating student at Al-Azhar University Cairo, Egypt.
Darul-Kitab Wa Sunnah College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, was founded about three decades ago by the Ubandoma of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Dr. Abdulkadir As-Salman Oba Sholagberu,who is also one of the Imams and Khateeb of National Mosque of Nigeria, Abuja.
Muhammadul-Awwal secured admission to study Arabic at the Language Development Center, Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies at the Al-Azhar University Cairo in the year 2020 on the platform of full scholarship from Darul-Kitab Wa Sunnah College of Arabic and Islamic Studies.
The young scholar graduated as the Best Graduating Student of the entire Al-Azhar University, earning the distinguished title: “ممتاز الأول مع مرتبة الشرف” — Excellent First Class with Highest Honors.
In an interview with TVC News, Muhammadul-Awwal disclosed that, “I was born on 2nd of July 1998 and was blessed to grow up in a family that loved knowledge, scholars, and the religion. My lineage reflects this commitment.”
