Bn Ballo College of Arts and Islamic Sciences, Ibadan

• Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies

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BnBallo College of Arts and Islamic Sciences was established in November 2022. Our campus is located in a serene environment suitable for learning and total intellectualization. Our location is Fatokun Village, between Ojebode and Gbadun villages, on Aperin-Araromi road. Our campus is on Federal road linking Ibadan(Oyo State) with Ijebu-Igbo(Ogun State), all on Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State.  The lead motive  behind founding the College was to create an avenue for the training of scholars of Arts, Humanities, Science and Technology with the core mindset of piety as enshrined in  the teachings of the Glorious Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahualayhiwa salaam).

The founder of the College, Dr Ibrahim Adelani Ballo, is a product of Arabic, Islamic and Western education. He has got a wide experience and exposure having studied in Africa and Asia. He has  a vision of a citadel of learning where the products would be sound in academics, piety and morality. This explains why in every aspect of the conception, planning and execution of the College, solid foundation that took into consideration these goals is laid.

The institution is structured and programmed to be a centre of academic excellence and spiritual upliftment for whoever passes through it. Basic humanitarian services required of every human being with empathy also constitute part of the unwritten contents of the programme. This is expected of every graduate of BnBallo College of Arts and Islamic Sciences. The reason is simple: as long as charity is a notable cardinal programme of Islam, it is incumbent on conscious Muslims to allow the spirit permeates  their lives .

At the inception of the College in 2022, thirty-nine ( 39) students were admitted. The first products of the college who graduated in 2023 were thirty (30). Currently, thirty-five (35) students are in Diploma  1 and forty-five ( 45) students are in Diploma 2. With our dedication to the core values of our vision and mission, our College promises a bright future for all our students. Excellence is what we aim at, and we have started well on this path. We shall not relent. Rather, our college shall continue to work on the path of credible and outstanding performance at all levels of our engagements.

Vision

Towards  the development of our world through the training of effective manpower in Arts, Humanities, and Islamic Sciences.

Mission

In line with our stated vision, Bn Ballo College of Arts and Islamic Sciences has the following mission statements:

• To facilitate the learning, teaching and use of Arts, Humanities, and Islamic Sciences for the growth and development of human race.
• To promote effective learning that covers diverse fields of human endeavours that are Islamically-inclined.
• To provide an avenue for the production of seasoned graduates whose focus will be geared towards service to Allah through humanity.
• To be a citadel of learning that provides entrants for the exposition and exhibition of creative talents of Nigerians, Africans and global citizens.
• To advance, enhance and celebrate knowledge and individual human creative ingenuity.
• To  produce qualified and competent scholars of Arts,  and Sciences who will become assets for National, Continental and Global developments.
• To contribute to the growth and development of Nigeria, Africa and the world via intellectual concepts.

OBJECTIVES

To shed more light on our adored method of actualizing our Vision and Mission, Bn. Ballo College of Arts and Islamic Sciences is ably guided by the following objectives:

• BnBallo College of Arts and Islamic Sciences shall be a centre of academic excellence where human, material and natural resources, as well as individual and collective  talents, will be harnessed for the benefit of Nigeria, Africa and the world.
• This citadel of learning shall work towards provision and empowering of qualified, competent and outstanding graduates whose focus will be to serve Allah through humanity.
• This is a centre of learning and skill acquisition where inherent talents of graduates of Arts, Science and Technology will be put into positive and judicious use to extol the glory of Allah.
• To facilitate the attainment of the founder’s vision and mission, necessary and time-honoured incentives with enabling environment shall be provided for students, academic and non-academic staff who constitute the tripartite arrangement that makes up the functionality of the institution.
• This institution shall continue to flourish on academic, spiritual and moral discipline. It shall continue to give spiritual, moral and intellectual training, guidance and leadership to the people for the benefit of our immediate environment, nation and humankind.
• This institution shall give zero tolerance to any form of indecency as it shall continue to stand on the podium of piety, hard-work, discipline, legality, decency and decorum in every sphere of life.

Philosophy

Arabic as a language is serving two major purposes in the world today. It is the language of Islam being the language in which Qur’an was revealed. In addition to this, it is also the language of worship for Muslims whose population is more than one fifth of the world population. So, giving recognition to such a language is apt.

The second reason is Arabic is among the six world languages recognized as languages of instruction, commerce, diplomacy, advocacy and adjudication by the United Nations. Hence, the internationalization of Arabic at global level puts some degree of credence and universal recognition on it. Learning and mastery of such a language will surely make the scholar to become a much sought after in the global market.

Without being sentimental, Arabic is spoken in virtually all the continents of the world today. At the academic and professional level, apart from combining Arabic with any other discipline, it can function as a language of international relations.

Each course is designed with its purpose and values. The main philosophy is to make the knowledge acquired from courses in Arts (Arabic and others; and Islamic sciences serve as means of generating sources of living legitimately for the graduates and make them useful citizens in their immediate community, nation  and global community at large. Each discipline in Arts, Humanities and Sciences could make its graduates useful members of their societies who would garner their talents and skills to become contributors to the global wealth. Here lies the core philosophy behind the pursuit of each course – to develop human beings who will in turn become useful citizens who will develop their societies and the world.

By and large, this is our focus at BnBallo College of Arts and Islamic Sciences. With consistent hardwork, spirit of camaraderie and discipline that permeate the rank and file of our establishment, our College and her graduates have a place on the higher wrung of the ladder of greatness and global development in a near future date.