Scholarly Works in Arabic & Islamic Studies
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Item Traumatic Memory, Diaspora and Caryl Phillips: The Nature of Blood, Higher Ground and Crossing the River(Scottish group, 2012) Omofoyewa, K. A.This paper attempts to probe into activities of Shaykh ‗Abd al-Karīm al-Maghīlī, a reformist jurisconsult of Tlemcen who led for a considerable number of years in Kano State of Northern Nigeria. He is chiefly known for his persecution of the Jewish community of Tuwat (Touat) in the Algerian Sahara and for the advice he gave to Sudanic rulers1. In fact, the impact of the literary contribution of this outstanding personality to the succeeding generations cannot be quantified. The paper has been arranged in three segments. The first segment which serves as introduction gives the short biography of Shaykh ‗Abd al-Karīm al-Maghīlī. The second highlights some of his extant literary productions, while the third segment brings into light an assessment of his literary contribution and his impact on Arabic writings of Nigerian scholars in pre and post independence of 1960, followed by conclusion and endnotes.Item Item ISS Islamic Civilisation under the Khulafa' Up to Abbasids(Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan, 2011) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item ISS Islamic Civilisation under the Khulafa' Up to Abbasids(Distance Learning Centre, University of Ibadan, 2011) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item An Inquiry into the lexical affinities between Arabic and Yorùbá languages(International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2014) Omofoyewa, K. A.There are indeed some evidences of interplay between Arabic and Yorùbá languages in spite of the distance in space between the two cultures. This invariably shows the universality of language which erodes the constraints of distance and time on social organisation and interaction. The nexus between both languages is evident in the multitude of Arabic loan words and expressions found in Yorùbá language. This paper, therefore, gives an insightful examen of the Arabic and Yorùbá languages, their speakers, as well as the varieties of both languages, vis-à-vis the standard and colloquial ones. It also probes into the influence of Arabic on Yorùbá language and culture, and equally highlights the Arabic loan words in Yorùbá language in a bid to establishing the relationship between the two languages. The paper employed the sampling method and the data were content analysed.Item A literary exposition of the sources of arabic proverbs(International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2013) Omofoyewa, K. A.Proverbs excited the interest of the learned right from the inception of Arabic literature; historians and philologists vied with one another in collecting and explaining them. Indeed, to their works this generation owe most of the legendary and historical materials. This paper, therefore, examines the main sources of Arabic proverbs vis-à-vis the Qur’an, the hadith of the Prophet (PHOH) and the gamut of Arabic literature, with a view to establishing their literary worth and values. It argues that familiarity with the background of the proverbial expressions is very essential to comprehension since a number of them are so tied to the stories and tales behind them.Item An appraisal of the use and presentation of arabic and yoruba proverbs in selected works of art(European Scientific Institute (ESI), 2013) Omofoyewa, K. A.Proverb is a global phenomenon. For its inestimable values, it means many things to different people. The Arabs call it ‘Misbāhu al-Kalām’ (the lamp of speech) while the Yoruba refer to it as ‘Ẹsin ọ̀rọ̀’ (the horse of speech). Virtually, all nations around the world have ways and means of preserving their proverbs from one generation to the other. The Arabs and the Yoruba are not exemptions in this regard. This paper examines how Arabic and Yoruba proverbs are being perpetuated for posterity in selected works of art like, prose, poetry and music. This invariably adds to the elegance and the mastery of the users’ language. As regards the use and presentation of Arabic proverbs, the paper draws samples from the work of a Nigerian Arabic writer, Kamāldeen Balógun, as well as various poetical compositions of the Arabs. Furthermore, it draws samples from the work of another Nigerian Yoruba prose writer, Ọládèjọ Òkédìji, and the musical works of a Sákárà artiste, Sànúsí Àká. The paper ends with some recommendations.Item The role of arabic poetry in national security: a case study of umayyad period(Association of Nigerian Academic Researchers (ASNIAR), Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma,, 2010-12) Adetunji, I.Poetry where like in other culture is deep-rooted in the life of the Arabs. It has once given of tribal community of blood ties which was regarded sacred and the basis of a National Community. The rapid rate of the political parties in the Umayyad age had a great impact on the poetry of the then poets, which made the parties have their poets defending their parties and also expressing their feelings about the societal ills. Thus, this paper is aimed at bringing to the limelight the impact of political poetry on the national security of the people. Also, the paper shall properly dealt with historical account of political icons in Umayyad age and their poetry will be appraised for the purpose of highlighting their literary worth.Item Emergence of maqamah genre: a historical perspective(National Association for the Advancement of Knowledge, University of Benin, Benin City, 2010-12) Adetunji, I.Art is influenced by and life itself is reflected in works of art. These sometimes reflect the experiences in social, education, spiritual and other aspect of life. The emergence of Maqamah art in the history of Arabic literature in the 4th Century after Hijrah pioneered by Badi’i-z-zaman al- Hamadhani (d.398 A.H.) has marked the great gestures and epoch by the scholars of note in their various literary art. Maqamah as an art denotes different meanings and values with fully rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conscious. And the imnterse of the scholars on this gerne has contributed immensely in promoting their literary skills, tastes and gestures. An attempt is being made in this paper to showcase the historical aspect of Maqamah genre as a new epoch in Arabic literature. Likewise, the position of Arabic literature in Abbasid age, and emergence of Maqamah writers will be highlighted for historical purpose.Item MADḤ genre in Africa: an Incursion into Ibn nafi’s supplicatory panegyrics to his sufi mentor, Shaykh Salahudeen Pelewura(2018-04) Ibrahim, L. A.This article explores the place of madḥ amidst other traditional Arabic poetic themes in Africa with particular reference to Ibn Nafi‘ panegyric ode on his sūfi mentor. It analyses the salient poetic features of supplicatory panegyric in Nigeria and the extent of its patronage by Yoruba ‘Ulamā. The study proceeds to chronicle the genesis of the fraternity between the poet and his patron. Analysing the structural pattern adopted for the composition, the author discovers that the poem is triggered not only by spiritual impulse but also betrothal connection between the author and his patron.