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Item Arabic our heritage: teaching and learning of contemporary arabic in South west, Nigeria(Pan-African University Press, Austin, 2022) Akewula, A. O.Item A writing of theatre in modern arabic literature(Faculty of Arts Lagos State University, Ojo Lagos, Nigeria, 2017-07) Akewula, A. O.Item A literary exposition of Arabic novel in Saudi Arabia(Department of Arabic Language, University College, Trivandrum, India, 2017) Akewula, A. O.Item An overview of the impact of arab civilizaton on yoruba culture in Nigeria(The Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria (YSAN) c/o Department of Linguistics and African Languages University of Ibadan, 2023-01) Akewula, A. O.; Kamorudeen, B. K.Nigeria was a land where idol worship marked the religious life of the inhabitants. With the advent of Islam which came with its civilization, Nigerians’ faith, rituals, rites, practices and customs changed and impacted the Nigerian culture. Invariably, the contact of the Arabs with the people of Yorubaland in Nigeria brought about a new era in their beliefs. The Arabs who were mainly Muslims and with the focus to spread Islam preached assiduously against the syncretic religious practices of the Yoruba in the Southwestern region of Nigeria. There is no gainsaying the fact that every religion has its own unique identity characterized by traditions, values and norms that make it stand out. Over the centuries, we have observed that the southwestern Nigeria culture is gradually fading away as we adopt Arab civilization and this persists as days go by. The Arab civilization has influenced the Yoruba culture in different domains. Some of the impacts are noticeable in our education, language, borrowing, social activities, entertainment, traditional settings, marriage, naming, burial and funeral rites and widowhood. This paper employs historical method which attempts to examine how Arab civilization influenced Yoruba culture in the aforementioned domains including religion and devotional rites. It is our hope that some aspects of Yoruba Culture that are not inimical to Islamic teachings would be preserved to avoid becoming moribund.Item Myths(Indiana University Press, 2016) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Speaking in tongues: a review of Dawood Tijani’s translated and unpublished arabic works(2016-11) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Idioms, proverbs, and dictums(Pan-African University press, 2017) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Faith(Indiana University Press, 2016) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Cruelty towards animals: an Islamic perspective(Association for the Study of the Interplay between Religion and Science (ASIRS), 2010) Omofoyewa, K. A.Item Arabic and yoruba proverbs: any correlation?(2006-06) Omofoyewa, K. A.Proverb is a saying that usually points a moral or expresses an acceptable truth based on observation or experience. Globally, it is easily remembered, since it is usually spoken rather than written. It is often referred to as the linguistic embodiment of traditional wisdom. In Arabic language, of the numerous formulaic forms, probably the most pervasive is the proverb. Likewise, in Yoruba language, proverb is held in high esteem. To the Yoruba, ‘a proverb is the horse of words, if the word is lost; the proverb is employed to fish it out’. To them as well, a meaningful statement requires a tangible proverb. The paper enters its discussion by defining proverbs in both Arabic and Yoruba context. The significance of proverb, coinage and usages in both languages followed the introduction. Then, meaning of select Arabic and Yoruba proverb with more light on the occasion and circumstances of its usage dwells into the main discussion. The degree of correlation and dissimilarities throw more light on the language relationship. Thereafter, recommendations that examine the contemporary attitudes to both Arabic and Yoruba proverbs were given with the aim of ensuring right-mental attitude towards these legacies of inestimable value.