Gilani Research Foundation is a not for profit public service project to provide social science research to students, academia, policy makers and concerned citizens in Pakistan and across the globe.
Gilani Research Foundation is headed by Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gilani who pioneered the field of opinion polling in Pakistan and stablished Gallup Pakistan in 1980. Currently Dr. Gilani, who holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has taught at leading universities in Pakistan and abroad, is Chairman of Gallup Pakistan.
Views on Children Memorizing Quran and Becoming a Hafiz-e-
Quran; Majority Claim to be Supportive if a Child is Keen:
GILANI POLL/GALLUP PAKISTAN
Islamabad, April 26, 2010
According to a Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, majority of all Pakistanis claim to be in the favor of their children, both boys and girls, who want to become a Hafize-Quran (Someone who memorizes Quran); 87% say they would encourage boys of their household to memorize Quran if they want to, and 73% say they would support their girls in becoming a hafiz-e-Quran.
A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the country were asked “Is there anyone in your household who has memorized Quran i.e. he or she is a hafiz-e-Quran?” Seventeen
percent (17%) claimed someone from their household is a hafiz-e-Quran, 72% said no one from their household has memorized Quran, and 11% gave no response. It may be noted that on such issues
some respondents consider an extended (instead of the immediate family) as their household, thus going beyond persons who currently live together and eat from the same kitchen.
In a follow up question the respondents were asked “Suppose a girl or a boy from your household wants to be a hafiz-e-Quran, would you encourage him or her (Reply for both genders separately)?” Eighty seven percent (87%) said they would encourage the boys in their household to memorize Quran and become a Hafiz if they want to, 12% said they would not like that and 1% gave no response.
Regarding girls wanting to become a hafiz-e-Quran, 73% said they would encourage their girls, 26% claimed they would not want that and 1% gave no response.
The findings of the survey reveal no significant different in opinion of people from across various demographics, except that interestingly a slightly higher percentage of urbanites (79%) as compared to ruralites (70%) claimed that if any girl from their household shows interest in memorizing Quran they would encourage her.
“Suppose a girl or a boy from your household wants to be a hafiz-e-Quran, would you encourage him or her (Reply for both genders separately)?
Encouraging Boy
Yes 87%
NR 1%
No 12%
Encouraging Girl
Yes 73%
NR 1%
No 26%
Source: Gilani Poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan,
the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International Association
www.gallup-international.com; www.gallup.com.pk)
The study was released by Gilani foundation and carried out by Gallup Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International. The recent survey was carried out among a sample of 2989 men and women in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country, during March 2010. Error margin is estimated to be approximately + 2-3 per cent at 95% confidence level.
Gallup Pakistan proposes that its poll results be attributed as Gilani Poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International. This is to distinguish our polls from polls on Pakistan sometimes released by other organizations not part of Gallup International Association (www.gallup-international.com) and referred to by the same title.
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