• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ISL8301 (3 CREDITS) This course is designed to help the student collect research data and will include analysis of the data collected; techniques Arabic manuscripts and basic rules on dissertation writhing.

The course will cover history and development of Quranic Exegesis (Tafsir). E Emphasis will be giving to the studies of the various trends interpretation of the Quran among the Ahl-al- sunnah, the shia and the mutazilah; major issues in tafsir in the modern times including depth studies of the ideas of abdu, sayyid, etc the courses will also include textual studies of selected verses from the qur’an particularly the verses dealing with the aspect of wassatiyyah, peaceful co-existence, jihad etc. Candidate for this courses will be required to be able read juzi amma according to principle

The course is designed to give the students a comprehensive idea about Islamic jurisprudence (figh) and wiil cover the history and developments of figh, the birth and development maliki school of jurisprudence the Muwatta of Imam Malik, textual studies will include the chapters of salat. Sawm zakat hajh, and jihad. Mirah from the various commentaries of the risalah of ibn Abi zayd and Bidayah of ibn Rushd.

of the Islamic banking as operated throughout the world will also be discussed The course is designed to introduce the students to the basic principles of Islamic economic thought in comparisim to modern economic theories. In addition, the Islamic view point in relation to insurance, banking and intersect (riba) will be studied. A survey of birth and development.

This course is designed to give through grounding to the student on introduction and development of Islam and its intuition into east and central Africa including the Sudan Republic, Islam in west Africa and rule played by the Muslim scholars in discriminating Islam in Hausa land, Senegambia and Kanem-Borno.

In this course, logic will would be taught as an adjunct certain Islamic studies discipline such as principles of jurisprudence (usul al-figh).if further aims teaching the students how to acquire a critical mind and achieve clarity in his thinking and writing. Aspect to studied would include modern and symbolic logics. Will also be studied.

The course will give a general survey of the history of Islam from the birth of the prophet Muhammad SWA to the end to the abbasid caliphate in 1258 A.D. Emphasis will be giving to the expansion of

This course will cover the history and development of Hadith literature detailed study of the methods use by Bukhari and Muslim of their sahih collections, there will be also textual studies of 40 traditions from the Riyad al-salihin of al nawawi and al-baa ith al-hatheen of ibn kathir.

The course is expected to cover the following: a detailed study of sources of the Islamic though derived from the Quran and Hadith, comparative study of Islamic and Greek philosophies as well as selected themes in Islamic thought starting from the period of al-Ghazali to the present the courses the course will also discuss the idea of ibn khaldun as expounded in his Muqaddimah.

The course is designed to acquaint the students with the political and social development in modern muslim state including the rise and development of moden Islamic state in middle east, north Africa and central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and south east Asia

The objective of this course is to give the students the chance to have a compressive conception of intellectual output to the chosen philosopher, malam or scholar. A student would be required to choose one author from list of be provided each year depending on the availability of the teacher who would shoulder the responsibility of teaching the course. The students are expected to come into contact with all available writings of the thinker in addition to the critical writing on that thinker.

In this course, candidate must write a dissertation on approved relevant topics.

• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ISL8301 (3 CREDITS) This course is designed to help the student collect research data and will include analysis of the data collected; techniques Arabic manuscripts and basic rules on dissertation writhing.

The course will cover history and development of Quranic Exegesis (Tafsir). E Emphasis will be giving to the studies of the various trends interpretation of the Quran among the Ahl-al- sunnah, the shia and the mutazilah; major issues in tafsir in the modern times including depth studies of the ideas of abdu, sayyid, etc the courses will also include textual studies of selected verses from the qur’an particularly the verses dealing with the aspect of wassatiyyah, peaceful co-existence, jihad etc. Candidate for this courses will be required to be able read juzi amma according to principle

The course is designed to give the students a comprehensive idea about Islamic jurisprudence (figh) and wiil cover the history and developments of figh, the birth and development maliki school of jurisprudence the Muwatta of Imam Malik, textual studies will include the chapters of salat. Sawm zakat hajh, and jihad. Mirah from the various commentaries of the risalah of ibn Abi zayd and Bidayah of ibn Rushd.

of the Islamic banking as operated throughout the world will also be discussed The course is designed to introduce the students to the basic principles of Islamic economic thought in comparisim to modern economic theories. In addition, the Islamic view point in relation to insurance, banking and intersect (riba) will be studied. A survey of birth and development.

This course is designed to give through grounding to the student on introduction and development of Islam and its intuition into east and central Africa including the Sudan Republic, Islam in west Africa and rule played by the Muslim scholars in discriminating Islam in Hausa land, Senegambia and Kanem-Borno.

In this course, logic will would be taught as an adjunct certain Islamic studies discipline such as principles of jurisprudence (usul al-figh).if further aims teaching the students how to acquire a critical mind and achieve clarity in his thinking and writing. Aspect to studied would include modern and symbolic logics. Will also be studied.

This course is designed to acquaint the students with general research methodology of the use of library and archival sources, documentation and how to conduct and record oral studying securitizing. Editing and translating manuscripts, institutional survey and development Arabic scripts and art of literary composition; and role of copies of al-hattaun will be examined. In addition an in depth analysis of methodology of fuqaha; muhadihun and usuliyun will be carried out

This course will survey the emergence of modern Muslims states such as Pakistan, Indonesia and Iran. It will also study the socio-political deployment in the Muslim Arab countries such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya and rest of the maghrib the resurgence sof Islamic intuition many Muslim societies will also be studied historical development of Muslim nation with non Muslim nation and societies will also examined; where attention will specially be given to the followings i. The crusades
ii. The colonial subjugation of Muslim people by the western Europeans nations
iii. Orientalism and its effect on Muslim societies
iv. The Palestinian question and related issues
v. The Americans attitude to the Muslim World development

This course examined the concepts of maqaasid al-sheria and identify it is importance the relationship between magqaasid and fiqh emergence, developments and analysis of main documented work in the domain ways of identifying the goals of sheria, kinds of goals general and specifying goals comprehensive and patens goals relationship between bases of jurisprudence and public interest/unrestricted interest, peculiarities of public interest/unrestricted interest, steps/stages of goals of sheria according it is degree; essentials/necessities (daruriyyah). Benefits. Balancing, determining the currents way when benefits conflict.

this cover the place of gender in Islam and humanity, equality of sexes before Allah, the prophet Examples and teaching of women in Islam , modesty and Hijab of women feminism gender and Islam, role of women and men in Islamic Society, women education Muslim womenand public life freedom and liberty with Islam, family planning contraception and Muslim women gender and discrimination, polygamy in Islam, female circumcision and child marriage, Muslim women and domestic violence, adultery and rape laws, women voices and Islamic Movements in Africa, Muslim women organization and Islamic activities in sub-saharan Africa

In this course, a candidate must write a dissertation on approved relevant topic. Students will be also asked to present (3) seminar papers to be assessed and computed parts of credit earned to fulfil the 27 credit required.

This course will survey the depth of historical writing in Islam from the 7th-14th centaury attention will be focused of the rule of Hadith serah and magahzi literature in Islamic history in addition the works of prominent Muslim historian soch as ibn Ishaq, ibn Hisam, al-waqidi, ibn Said Al-Balaguri Al-tabari Al-Masasudi ibn khatib and ibn Khaldun will also be given to the study of works of indigenous writers such as Muhammad Bellos infagual-maisur Abdulkadir Mustaphas mansufa al-sudan.

this objective of course is to clarify the foundational principles in Islam as a call to unity as firm adherence to qurran and Sunnah emphasizing the vision is always the product of extremism and deviant through. Awareness of ancient sects which appeared in Muslim history enable the students to understand the presents and historical roots of contemporary sects the course provides students which historical background of rules played by the deviant sects in Islamic history and reasons for the appearance of sects the group to be examined include khaarijites; their origin. Opinions; and-sub sects. Shiites; twelvers. Zaydhtes, Ismailyties, baatinitespast and presents. Qaramantisns, babakites, nusairites, druze, bahai, qadianites, the scholastics sects origins and teachings include jabrites, qadarites, merjiates, mutazilites. asharites and naatureedites

The course examine the ethics and basis of ethical teaching in Islam, the qualities of the believers in Quran Muslim ethical teachings from and Hadith, Muslim ethical teachings with reference to the work of Al-ghazali. Muslim and ethical issue in modern age; cloning, Euthanasia, suicide and capital punishment. Islam and public life transparency accountability justice, and power leadership, human right/justice rule of law and problem of absolute/dictatorial rulers among Muslim state. Ethics writings of maududi and contemporary revivalist movements.

In this course a textual study of Khallis Mukhtsar will be thought including some of its commentaries. An analytical study of northern Nigeria penal code, its historical background in comparison with similar panel system in some Muslim countries and Africa and Asia the rule of modern jurisprudence in evolution panel codes in the Muslim world should also be discussed.