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The new center will provide youngsters a chance to study Qurโ€™an

Preston Pub Turned into Islamic Center for Blind Youngsters

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, โ€œThe best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qurโ€™an and teach it.โ€ Sahih al-Bukhari 5027

To get the high rewards of teaching Qurโ€™an, a local Islamic charity in Preston said they would transfer a landmark pub to become Islamic education center for blind youngsters.

The Al-Qalam Tarbiyah charity will use the Acregate Hotel, in New Hall Lane, to open the building as an โ€˜Able To Learn Centreโ€™.

The new center will provide youngsters, particularly blind children, a chance to study the Qurโ€™an.

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โ€œIn the Muslim faith every child learns to read the Quran in Arabic generally at Arabic classes held every weekday evening between 5pm and 7pm,โ€ says a report cited by Lancashire Post.

โ€œIt is extremely rare to find an able-bodied Muslim child not attending Arabic classes from the age of five until early adulthood.

โ€œAlthough the ill and disabled are excused from practicing some aspects of the religion which they are unable to due to their disability, accepting this position would deprive a person from practicing their beliefs because of a disability โ€“ a situation which in a developed society is no longer considered acceptable.โ€

Helping Visually Impaired Kids

The idea for an Able To Learn center came from concerns expressed by the father about a lack of facilities in Preston where his blind son could learn the Qurโ€™an.

To put the idea into practice, a local Muslim scholar consulted a friend who runs a blind school in Africa on how to give the Qurโ€™an lessons in Preston using braille.

The A-Qalam Tarbiyah charity says it plans to open the center during the day (10am-4pm) for just two students and one teacher and also run evening classes between 4.15pm and 7.15pm for up to 15 students and two teachers.

Memorizing the Holy Qurโ€™an is one of the most important ways to preserve Allahโ€™s message.

The others are to publish and distribute the book, or the text on the Internet and to recite the parts that one knows to other people.