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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 Operation of the bayt al-Māl in Saki: implications for poverty alleviation in Nigeria(2017-04) Kareem, M. K.; Adetoro, Y. A.Different researches have brought to the fore a number of remarkable contributions of the Bayt Al-Māl as a fiscal policy in the redistribution of wealth. In Nigeria, a few studies have been undertaken to evaluate the evolution and state of the Bayt Al-Māl. None of the studies however have undertaken an analysis of the operation and impact of the Bayt Al-Māl in the town of Saki as a mechanism for the redistribution of wealth. Therefore, this paper examines the activities and impact of Saki’s Bayt Al-Māl in meeting some of the growing needs of Muslims, including in the areas of poverty alleviation, education and health. The study reveals that Saki’s Bayt Al-Māl has recorded tremendous achievements in meeting some of the growing needs of Muslims and non- Muslims in the areas of health and education through the establishment of a Muslim School of Basic Midwifery, Muslim Medical Foundation, Muslim Hospital, and Muslim Primary and High Schools. The paper concludes that a sound Bayt Al- Māl is a necessary pre-condition for the pursuit of effective poverty alleviation measures. The paper recommends that Zakat should be one of its main sources of funding.Item Customers' awareness, attitude and patronage of islamic banking in Nigeria(International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Malaysia, 2015-07) Kareem, M. K.This study examines customers’ awareness of Islamic banking products and services in Nigeria and explores their attitude towards them. It also investigates their patronage of the banks. An 18-item questionnaire was designed for businesspersons, Muslims and non-Muslims, to obtain information on issues such as awareness of Islamic banking, loans without interest, collateral security, agency, partnership based on sharing of profits and losses and patronage of an interest free financial system. The results show the willingness of the Muslims and a large number of non-Muslims to patronise Islamic banking products and services. Products and services offered by a large number of the respondents were sharī‘ah-compliant. Their readiness to give collateral security, which is neither compulsory nor against the dictates of Islam, indicates their attitude and preparedness to patronise Islamic banks. However, a few non-Muslim respondents state they will not patronise Islamic banking products even if they are profitable and they are the only products in the banking sector in Nigeria. This study will assist promoters of Islamic banks in Nigeria to know where they can establish full-fledged Islamic banks. There is need for the existing and the potential Islamic banks to create more public awareness on Islamic banks.Item Gender disparity In arabic education in the 21st century in Nigeria: problems and solutions(British Journal Publishing Inc, 2012) Shittu, S. A.Any education which does not immediately benefit a person either in finding employment or to improve his/her living conditions, would not attract public attention. Therefore, Arabic education in Nigeria particularly for women should be designed so as to lead to useful work life. Arabic, being a Semitic language of major religion and culture which demands some skills and lengthy duration before its learners could attain an appreciable level for useful work life in Nigeria .This prerequisite has made the Language suffered a lot of setback from women fold due to some of the impediments of its learning by females which were traceable to religious, cultural bonds, time factor and economic crisis. The paper aims at examining the gender inequity in Arabic education in the 21st century in Nigeria. Such impediments, the erroneous impression and perception of the society, parents, learners and the teachers on the language were critically examined. It will explore options that could provide women better avenues for Arabic education. It also advocates for equal opportunities of gender in access to education for women, the use of relevant modem materials and techniques for the teaching and learning of Arabic in Nigeria to meet current challenges.Item The qur’anic sustainable remedy to the global food crisis: Nigeria as a case study(Academic Journals, 2012-06) Shittu, S. A.Agriculturalists, economists and experts from different fields of studies have raised alarm on food crisis. All of the theories propounded did not proffer a sustainable remedy to the invisible catastrophe. Therefore, views of the experts of various fields in both advanced and developing countries were examined. It was discovered that a feasible alternative to sustainable remedy to the global crisis not yet explored is that proffered by the Qur’an. The discussion commenced with the Qur’anic narration on the first food crisis ever witnessed on earth. Reasons and factors responsible for the present global food crisis were examined and compared with the Qur’anic submission on the factor that causes the food crisis. As regards the history of food crisis around the world and in Nigeria, steps taken by the Nigerian government as advised by different experts and agencies were also analyzed. The concept of the Qur’an on the effect of food crisis on the citizenry ended this part. Suggestions put forward by experts and the Qur’an on the global food crisis such as the World Bank, public opinion in doubling financial support to the sector, provision of modern storage facilities, preparation of seeds and distribution of fertilizers to appropriate quarters and period. The recommendations on a sustainable remedy as inferred from the Qur’an and agricultural experts which can boost productivity and enhance availability within a short period ended the discussion.Item Islamic banking and sharfah scholars in Nigeria(IUR Press, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2016) Kareem, M. K.Compliance with Shari'ah rules is compulsory for all Islamic banks; and such compliance is monitored by Shari'ah scholars. Therefore, this article examines and gauges the level of understanding of Nigerian Shari'ah scholars (the custodians of Shari'ah rules in the country) and their perceptions of the Islamic banking and its rules particularly interest (riba). The survey method involving the use of purposive sampling was adopted to administer 1,040 copies of a questionnaire sent to Nigerian Shari'ah scholars, though some key people were also interviewed. The questionnaire, which contains 19 items, was designed to elicit information from them on issues such as their understanding of riba, its uses in the Qur'an, Islamic banking products, collateral security and promotion (promos). Our findings revealed that there were more respondents (917) who considered usury to be forbidden than those who considered (871) interest to be forbidden. A large number of Shari'ah scholars (93.6%) confused interest with usury which suggests that both interest and usury refer to riba. Some believed that riba (48.6%) only refers to usury, while most of the respondents (74.1%) opined that all forms of interest are prohibited. About 73.7%, 86.3%, and 27.6% of the respondents believed rahn (collateral security), innovating interest-free financial products and patronising conventional banks respectively were allowed. The Shari'ah scholars surveyed (64.7%) believed that conventional financial products can be made Shari’ah-compliant, banks can operate successively without interest (89%), and they (70.3%) were of the views that promotions done by the conventional banks are against the teachings of Islam considering the source of the funds used in their promotions which contains the accrued interest income and lack of fairness in the distributions of the promotions. Seminars, workshops, and conferences can be organized for the scholars with a view to training them in the areas of Islamic banking and finance. Collaboration can be established between the Nigerian Shari'ah scholars and the Shari'ah scholars from the Middle East so that the former can benefit from the wealth of experience of the latter in the areas of Islamic banking and finance.