Cameroonian Female Freed From Life Imprisonment For Memorizing The Entire Quran Female Prisoner in UAE Released After Memorizing Glorius Quran Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News, 2014-05-28 A female prisoner sentenced to life in a UAE jail has been rewarded with her freedom after memorizing the entire Holy Quran. Fatima bin Mohammed from Cameroon, is believed to be the first woman in UAE history to learn Arabic then completely memorize the Quran while in prison. Bin Mohammed who was serving 25 years for importing hashish, reverted to Islam while in prison and spent almost six years memorizing the Quran, Now that Bin Mohammad is released she regularly goes back and forth to her tutors at Dubai Central Jail to get the exact pronunciation and meaning of the words. Fatima has returned to her native Cameroon and plans to set up a restaurant and travel. She is currently living with her sister and enjoying family life. “They had a little family event for me when I came home. It was very special,” she said. You need a lot of patience,” said Fatima. “It is not easy. But I put my faith in God and knew I wanted to see my family again.” Amal, a Quran tutor at the department of Islamic Affairs taught Fatima and found her an excellent student. “She was so dedicated to memorizing the holy book. She showed a lot of interest in reading the book and spent most of her time revising different verses of the Qur’an until she got the whole of it in her head,” said Amal. She said that Fatima failed several tests but passed her sixth exam. “The Dubai International Holy Qur’an Award (DIHQA) gave her a prize of Dhs10,000 for managing to completely memories the Holy Quran,” added Amal. “We now have 70 women prisoners trying to memorize the Qur’an so they can be pardoned or have their prison sentence reduced.” Bin Mohammed was released in March under a scheme introduced by UAEVice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Al Makhtoum decreed that prisoners be offered their freedom in return for memorizing the Qur’an and said that he hoped to give prisoners something to which they could aspire.
Posted on: Wed, 28 May 2014 20:39:00 +0000
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