A caliphate is a territory under the leadership of an Islamic steward known as a caliph, a person considered a religious successor to the Muhammad and a leader of the entire Muslim community. Historically, the caliphates were polities based in Islam which developed into multi-ethnic transnational ...

Islam as a (dÊn) religion and a perfect way of life was the first vehicle that conveyed education to the people of Oyo Alaafin, as it has done so in many parts of the country (Nigeria). This form of education is termed here as Arabic/Islamic education. Later on, Christianity came in with another ...

Many scriptures were revealed as books of messages to many Prophets, for instance, Tawrah and Injil (Old and New Testaments) were revealed to Prophet Musa (as) and ‘Isa (as) respectively, Zabura was revealed to Prophet Dāud (as) while Holy Qur’ān was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (saw). The last scripture ...

This research paper discusses the concepts of debt in Islam in relation to the category of al-gharimun that entitle for receive zakah. The data from the authority department has shown an alarming increase in number of applicant for zakah under the category of asnaf Al-Gharimun. Why was the number ...

Several factors have been suggested to explain factors that influence customer’s intention to adopt Islamic banking. To date, some of this factors that have been considered includes, credibility, confidentiality, quick service, religious, service quality, product, trust, among others. Despite these ...

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the contemporary world and its adherents are the majority in Nigeria. This paper investigates the impact of Islam in one of the most important regions in Nigeria, known as Yorubaland, in the south-west of the country. The paper begins with a brief introduction ...

This study investigates the influence of public trust on the revival of Waqf institutions in Uganda. Based on survey from 320 respondents, the findings reveal that the majority of the respondents do not trust Islamic religious bodies in the country because they believed that their leaders are not ...

Exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one or the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country is what is termed as colonialism. Henceforth, many parts of the world in general and African continent in particular experienced this phenomenon. Nigeria as one ...

لقد قاد النبي صلّى الله عليه وسلّم الرعيل الأول من سلف هذه الأمّة على الوسطية والاعتدال، وغرس فيهم خُلُقَ الرِّفقِ والشفقةِ بالمدعوِّينَ، ورسم أمامهم منهجَ التيسيرِ، الذي به تتحقّق مقاصد الشّريعة، وبه يتحقق بقاء هذه الشّريعة واستمرارها في كل زمان ومكان. وهذا البحث يأتي في إطار بيان هذا المنهج النبوي ...

Decision making is a crucial stage in management of project and policy process where various alternatives are identified based on particular values and preferences of the decision maker. Eventually, it bridges the planning and implementation of firms’ projects and policies together. Western ...