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VOL. 1 No. 1, MARCH, 2026, Shawal, 1447
- ISSN: 978-978-68-6236-1
ALKASHSHAF2026
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Prof. Mahmood M. M. Jimba, Deputy Vice Chancellor KWASU, Ilorin Nigeria.
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Dr. Abubakar Yusuf Abdullah, Department of Arabic, Federal University, Lokoja, Nigeria.
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Dr. Abdul wāhid Alakuko, Department Of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- The Conventional and Islamic Cooperative Societies: A Comparative Approach
- The Concept of Nation and Nation Building in the Islamic Perspective,
- Zakāt and Waqf as Instruments for Orphans’ Welfare and Sustainable Development in Niger and Nasarawa States.
- The Concept and Theory of Asabiyyah (Nationalism) of Ibn Khaldun and the Islamic Notion of Nation Building
- Socio-Economic Welfare of Imams and Scholars in Contemporary Nigerian Communities: Challenges, Responsibilities, and Pathways to Empowerment
- Assessment of Adam Abdullahi al-Ilorī’s Exegetical Notes on Some Verses of the Qur’ān
- Assessment of the Concept of Cooperation and Cooperative Society in the Islamic Perspective
- An Evaluation of Impacts, Challenges, and Prospects of Arabic & Islamic Education in Kogi State (Kogi Central as a Case Study).
- Islamic Proselytism in the 20th Century: A Critical Overview of Jamāat-Tablīgh and Its Daʿwah Activities in Nigeria
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS:
- Okala Y. Y. PhD, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
- Odiba Yunus, PhD, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
- Ladan Sule Harun, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State
- Nuratu Ismaila Usman, PhD, and Zakare Kasumu, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Nigeria
- Abdulrasheed Abdulrazaq, Department of Islam and Development Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
- Mallam, Fauzul Azim Usman Cisse, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Nigeria
- Mallam Zakare Kasumu, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State.
- Prof.A. O. Omotosho, Department of Islamic Studies, Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Nassarawa State.
- Ismaila Nuratu Usman, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State.
- Dr. Abubakar Yusuf Abdullah, Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State.
- Zainab Oyiza AbdulMalik, Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State.
- Dr. Isiaka Isa, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State.
Articles

1. THE CONVENTIONAL AND ISLAMIC COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES: A COMPARATIVE APPROACH by
Okala Yunusa Yusufu, PhD,
Contact: +2348087802487,
Email: yunusyusuf4@gmail.com

2. THE CONCEPT OF NATION AND NATION BUILDING IN THE ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE by
ODIBA YUNUS, PhD
Contact: +2358069618811/ +3348075574425
Email: odibayunusa@gmail.com

3. ZAKᾹT AND WAQF AS INSTRUMENTS FOR ORPHANS’ WELFARE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGER AND NASARAWA STATES by
Prof. A. O. Omotosho
Contact: +2348036020659, Email: info@insuk.edu.ng;
and
Prof. M. A. Yunus,
Contact: +2349071888344, E-mail: info@insuk.edu.ng;
and
Abdulrasheed Abdulrazaq,
Contact: +2348065819528, E-mail: aaarazaqphd@gmail.com

4. THE CONCEPT AND THEORY OF ASABIYYAH (NATIONALISM) OF IBN KHALDUN AND THE ISLAMIC NOTION OF NATION BUILDING by
ODIBA YUNUS, PhD
Contact: +2358069618811/ +3348075574425
Email: odibayunusa@gmail.com

5. SOCIO-ECONOMIC WELFARE OF IMAMS AND SCHOLARS IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN COMMUNITIES: CHALLENGES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PATHWAYS TO EMPOWERMENT by
Ladan S. H., PhD
Contact: 08068515736 / 07059383587,
Email: ladan.sh@ksu.edu.ng;

6. ASSESSMENT OF ADAM ABDULLAHI AI-ALOR'S EXEGETICAL NOTES ON SOME VERSES OF THE QUR'ĀN by
Ismaila Nuratu Usman, PhD,;
Contact: +2347037168826; Email: nuratuismaila2018@gmail.com
and
Mallam Zakare Kasumu,
Contact: +2348064620311

7. ASSESSMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF COOPERATION AND COOPERATIVE SOCIETY IN THE ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE by
Mallam, Fauzul Azeem Usman Cisse,
Contact: +2348036460544,
and
Mallam, Zakare Kasumu,
Contact: +2348064620331,

8. AN EVALUATION OF IMPACTS, CHALLENGES, AND PROSPECTS OF ARABIC & ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN KOGI STATE (KOGI CENTRAL AS A CASE OF STUDY) by
Dr. Abubakar Yusuf Abdullahi ),
Contact: abubakar.yusuf@fulokoja.edu.ng, abubakaryusuf990@gmail.com
Tel: 08036356574, 08119735077
And
Zainab Oyiza Abdulmalik
Contact: Email: zainababdulmalik997@gmail.com
Phone number: 09068721108 / 09070220606

9. ISLAMIC PROSELYTISM IN THE 20TH CENTURY: A CRITICAL OVERVIEW OF JAMᾹAT-TABLĪGH AND ITS DAWAH ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA
Dr. Isiaka Isa
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