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Item Item Al-Mutanabbi’s satiric poems on kafur; a content analysis(Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, 2008) Shittu, S. A.Item Patriotism in pre-islamic literature: a critical study of ‘AMR B. Kulthum’s works(Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Maiduguri, 2007-07) Shittu, S. A.Item Item The influence of muslim organizations on the life of muslims and islam in Nigeria(The Nigerian Association of Religious Scholars, 2006-08) Shittu, S. A.The paper examines the impact of Muslim Organizations on the life of Muslims and Islam in Nigeria. It opens its discussion on early Muslim scholars reformers, Organizations and the stability of Islamic Teachings. Pre and Pro European colonization. Factors that led to the founding of contemporary. Alasalatu Groups with aims and objectives of these Muslim Organizations in Nigeria opens the main discussion of the paper. Impact of the groups on Muslims life and Islam attracts another main focus while recommendations on the areas that need to he improved spiritually and socially ends the discussion of the paper with a brief conclusion.Item The qur’anic contributions to the growth of yoruba semantics(Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, 2006-06) Shittu, S. A.The Qur’an is a literal transcript of the word o f God form a safety preserved tablet in between revealed to Muhammad far the period of 23 years in Arabic; the Qur’an, an ’eye opener’ an illuminating light and original source of branches of the knowledge. It is really in existence to withstand the test of time. This paper aims at examining the impact of the Qur’an on the growth of Yoruba semantics. It firstly treats how the Qur’an was the compendium of branches of knowledge, its characteristic feature, its influence on the language in which it was revealed - Arabic - then on other languages. Such influence cuts across philosophical aspects of the language. It is the accurate and powerful descriptive language of the Qur’an that has led many researchers of different fields to have discovered new inventories described about fifteen hundred years ago with modem equipment. The historical account of Yoruba contact with the Qur’an vis-à-vis Islam throws light on the period when the Yoruba had felt the impact of the Qur’an on their language. Semantics and its refetents will be dealt with in application o f the meaning of Quranic verses that contribution to the growth of Yoruba semantics. This focus would be the main study in which each word examined will be instanced with the Quranic verse. This study will also reveal that not only in Arabic language that the Qur’an is believed to represent the highest linguistic and semantic achievement but also in Yoruba language if it is critically studied.Item The Quranic exploration on the lessons of fasting for nation-building(Heinemann Books Ltd., Ibadan, 2006) Shittu, S. A.Item Muslim scriptures and the use of honey for health-care and metaphysical purposes(African Centre for Religions and Sciences, Ilorin, 2003) Shittu, S. A.Item "My people shall not be poor”: mosque-based microfinance model and poverty alleviation among Nigerian muslims(Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, 2008) Noibi, M. A.Even though various Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations have risen up to the challenge of alleviating poverty and reducing income inequality in Nigeria through the medium of microcredit and microfinance, the efforts appeared to be plagued by inept performance, low outreach and religious beliefs of Muslims. Concerned about these challenges, this paper suggests an alternative way of delivering credit and credit-plus services to Muslims in Nigeria through the utilisation of the mosque and Islamic financial instruments. It argues that using the platform of the mosque for microfinance will increase outreach, improve efficiency and reduce running costs. In addition, Islamic financial instruments could boost the funds which will be made available to the poor.Item An assessment of global microfinance models and lessons for muslim practitioners(Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, 2007) Noibi, M. A.Poverty is widespread the world over and Microfinancing is one of the ways by which it can be reduced. There are different models of microfinance. This paper examines some microfinance institutions as practiced in selected countries with a view to adopting some of their innovative and novel approaches to the emerging Islamic microfinance industry. Analysts have concentrated their efforts on examining the workings of microfinance models without drawing lessons from the various conventional models of Microfinance in relation to that of Islam. Hence, this paper examines each of the models and draws out areas that can conveniently match with and foster the Islamic model. It does a content analysis of primary and secondary sources of works on Microfinancing.