Quran Recitation: 16-Year-Old Kano Boy Gets Free Hajj Seat [Video]

• Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has honoured a 16-year-old, Ja’afar Yusuf, for reciting and memorising the Quran
• The award was presented to Yusuf on behalf of the governor by the director-general of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Laminu Danbappa
• Danbappa described the young man as a future leader and an ambassador of the state, adding that he deserved the allocation

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Ja’afar Yusuf, a 16-year-old from Kano state, was allocated a free Hajj seat after memorising the complete Quran and learning its contents.

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, represented by the director-general of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Laminu Danbappa, presented the award to the young man.

Quran memorisation: How Kano government rewarded 16-year-old

According to Danbappa, Yusuf’s talent was extraordinary …