IJUS | International Journal of Umranic Studies

Religious Crisis in Ilorin Emirate: Causes and Solutions

Gambari Muhammad Aliyu, AbdulHameed Badmas Yusuf — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600

Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State in Nigeria, has been one of the most relatively peaceful cities in Nigeria, despite the difference in ethnic and religious affiliations of the people living there. But in the recent time, there have been crises between both Muslim and Christian communities. Therefore, this study investigated the remote and immediate causes of such religious crisis. The research instrument used for this study was researcher-designed questionnaires tagged “the religious crises in Ilorin: Factor and Solution”. The methodology employed for this study was both primary and secondary data. Selected number of students at the concerned schools were interviewed to gather data on causes of and solutions to religious crisis in their respective schools. Essentially, the research revealed that the crisis over the use of Hijāb by Muslim female students in the former missionary schools is the major factor responsible for religious crisis in the Ilorin Emirate. Muslim parents want their wards to use Hijāb to maintain their religious identity, but the authorities in the affected schools are objecting despite the court judgement allowing the use of Hijāb. This study was carried out in Ilorin Emirates of Kwara State in Nigeria. Ilorin is a Muslim majority city where Muslims are living together with the Christians who are the minorities. The city is open to all different religious communities from different major tribes in Nigeria, namely Hausa-Fulani, Nupe, and Yoruba. This study would sensitize Muslims and Christians on the need to live together peacefully. More so, the major stake holders among the two religious communities, the civil society organizations as well as the government will find the findings of this study handy and useful in their efforts at ensuring peace and stability in the city. To achieve peace, there is need for adequate information about religious sensibilities of people.

Modern Trends in Muslim Marriage Reception in Nigeria

Sherifat Hussain-Abubakar — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Muslim marriage ceremony in the contemporary Nigeria society has witnessed numerous incorporations of new value system forming an aspect of marriage ceremony in the name of modernization. The reception segment of the marriage events was one that raises some questionable features of modernity. This segment incorporated complexities with programmes that are pricey and may incite people to vices. Moreover, the desirability for this is pursued recklessly as if it is the crux of marriage ceremony. This inadvertently, make marriage a dilly-dally affair and promotion of premarital cohabitation among the youth, whereas the Islamic requirements for Nikāḥ (marriage) are simple and against vices. In the light of this, this study evaluates activities in modern marriage reception of Nigerian Muslim elites. Using descriptive analysis, the paper focuses on the marriage reception in relation to wearing of outfits, event venue and seat arrangement, feeding, dances, music, cutting of cake, presentation of ring and other side attractions. Field observation and online materials are the major research instruments used with Lagos, Kano, Minna, and Ilorin in focus. The study revealed that the use of outrageous outfits and venue, arbitrary seat arrangement and feeding of guests, daunting dances and music, institutionalisaton of the cutting of cake, presentation of ring, with humorous games and speeches as elements of integration into the Muslim marriage reception. These scenarios put at stake the Islamic principles of decency, modesty and peaceful coexistence. The paper advocates that Islamic model of celebration of marriage is the most convenient, honourable and viable for all times. Hence, Muslims are urged to use Islamic model in their marriage events to safeguard their moral sanctity, money and time

The Impact of Christianity on African Tradition and Culture: X-Raying the Conflicts

Clifford Meesua Sibani , Baribia Joseph Nyama — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

This research is focused on “the impact of Christianity on African tradition and culture: x-raying the conflicts”. Culture is any society’s way of life while conflicts are issues or crises which occur between two parties. The part played by Christianity towards the changes that have occurred in the society of Africa especially as it relates to her culture cannot be over-emphasized. Christianity affirms that Jesus of Nazareth is Christ the ‟Son of God” and is a foreign religion imported into Africa while the traditional religion is the indigenous faith of the Africans that believe in gods, divinities and spirits. Today, Christianity is one of the major religions in Africa with a significant numerical strength as well as a profound social, economic, political, and religious influence. Since its establishment, Christianity has made great achievements in the areas of education, healthcare, and rural development. However, change is the only thing that is constant in human life and as such it is inevitable in human interaction. Rapid social change in Africa, owing to the Western influence in the second part of the nineteenth century helped to transform a very simple, harmonious and homogenous society into a complex and heterogeneous one. There have been and there are still ongoing conflicts between Christianity and African traditional religions in the area of worship, rites, culture, etc. This research analyzed an overview of African culture, Christ and culture, the impact of Christianity on African social life and the impact of Christianity on African cultural practices. The study made use of historical and analytical methods as well as the utilization of books, internet sources and journal articles for proper clarity. It therefore recommends amongst others that cultural curriculum be built into our educational system from primary schools down to tertiary institutions for the preservation of African cultural heritage.

Pengetahuan dan Sikap Pelajar Institusi Pengajian Tinggi di Negara Brunei Darussalam Terhadap Aspek Keselamatan Siber: Perisian Aplikasi

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Perkembangan pesat info-teknologi dan penggunaan internet masa kini bergerak secara pantas sehingga menimbulkan isu-isu terhadap keselamatan siber. Fenomena ini perlu diberi perhatian khususnya pelajar institusi pengajian tinggi disebabkan mereka didapati bersifat lalai dan menjadi sasaran jenayah siber. Maka kajian ini bertujuan meneliti tahap pengetahuan dan sikap pelajar institusi pengajian tinggi di Negara Brunei Darussalam terhadap penggunaan perisian aplikasi. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif yang berbentuk tinjauan. Instrumen kaji selidik dengan menetapkan skala Likert empat mata telah diedarkan kepada 580 orang pelajar tahun akhir di empat buah universiti awam Negara Brunei Darussalam, dengan menggunakan persampelan Bola Salji. Hasil kajian mendapati tahap pengetahuan responden terhadap penggunaan perisian aplikasi di tahap sederhana (min= 2.77); manakala tahap sikap responden pula ditahap tinggi (min =3.03). Dapatan ini menjelaskan sungguhpun pelajar mengamalkan sikap berhemah dalam menggunakan perisian aplikasi, tetapi masih terdapat lagi ruang bagi meningkatkan pengetahuan mereka ke tahap lebih baik. Ia turut menunjukkan jurang antara tahap sikap dan tahap pengetahuan pelajar yang memerlukan latihan agar pengetahuan mereka sejajar dengan sikap positif mereka.

تطوير التّعليم العالي في جامعة السّلطان الشّريف علي الإسلاميّة: الآليّات والتّحدّيات والحلول - برنامج الشّريعة نموذجا

محمد حمد كنان ميغا — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600

A successful university education is built on flexible curricula that combine theory and practice, which pushes students to self-learning through research and critical questioning rather than simply receiving information. This requires students to communicate with their external surroundings; with researchers and reality, as well as the link between academic learning and learning in the workplace, With a focus in academic education on continuous follow-up with auditing and evaluation, to achieve its comprehensive goals between enlightenment and liberation, and between the academic dimension and the social dimension, and making use of information technology to achieve this, especially in Sharia subjects, which are dominated by the theoretical side in educational curricula. The research aims to explain the mechanisms for developing higher education at Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University through the Sharia program, to reveal the challenges that impede the development of this program, and then propose the solutions to face these challenges, by following the analytical descriptive method. The research concluded that the development of higher education is not achieved by simply using information technology, but rather by linking the curriculum to the external environment, and practical application based on the feasibility study, also, successful university education is what pushes students to self-learning through research and critical questioning, therefore, one of its priorities must be the development of scientific research, which is considered the main engine for innovation, creativity, production, and development, in order to confront the challenges that hinder the progress of higher education, especially the Sharia program. The most prominent proposed solutions to address the challenges is to increase the number of workshops and training camps for students to reveal their innovations and skills, and to expand the scope of practical training for the program’s students to include all government departments, institutions and private companies.