Issues and Challenges facing Islamic Universities: A Case Study of Nigeria
- Author Yusuf Sani Abubakar
- Co-Author Seeni Mohamed Nafees, Sulaiman Dorloh, Rajali Haji Aji
- DOI https://ww
- Country : Brunei
- Subject : Shariah and Law
Keywords : University, Islamic university, challenges, Islamisation, Nigeria.
Abstract
Higher education is the most influential stage of learning and human development in all educational systems of civilised society. In Islam, higher education is associated with overwhelming benefits far beyond any other educational system as it is a training ground that produces inclusive religious teachers and scholars who continuously undertake the spiritual services of Islamic teaching, preaching and propagation. Islamic university is an organised environment intentionally created for moulding and preparing the potential Muslim youth for positive reforms in the educational and social aspects of life in order to contribute to the moral standards and spiritual development in Muslim societies. The emergence of an Islamic university can be traced back from the beginnings of the oldest university of Alkarouine in Morocco (859 AD) and al-Azhar University in Egypt (975 AD). The curriculum of these Islamic universities primarily includes religious education because the most important characteristic of the Islamic university is Islamization and moral reform based on Islam. In Nigeria, Muslim individuals and organisations began establishing private universities in 2005, when three private Islamic universities were granted operating licences. The paper investigates certain challenges facing Islamic universities in Nigeria. The paper is library-based research that uses a qualitative research method. The data used are secondary and include books, journals, websites, etc. Content analysis was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the sources. It was found that there are various challenges facing Islamic universities in Nigeria, such as private nature of the universities, lack of a model for an Islamized higher education system, staff challenge, challenge of financing etc. Some recommendations were made on how to overcome these or some of the challenges.
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