Originally, the radical Islamic movement in the Northern Nigeria was thought to be as a result of their poor socioeconomic infrastructures, poor governance, and the hatred for Nigeria’s interest in the Western lifestyles and education; their movement has interest in the Islamization of Nigeria as evidenced in the subtle and gradually submerged documents of the...Read More

The financial transactions are among the major dealings introduced by the Islamic law or ( shari’a), presented with strong rules and laws and deeply rooted principles to establish justice, bringing forth prosperity and righteousness for all human being..Therefore, Islamic shari’a compliant financing banks have been established in Muslim countries, committing themselves to avoid usury and...Read More

The importance of intellectual property in the modern world goes far beyond the protection of the creations of the mind. It affects virtually all aspects of economic and cultural life.”2 This is the collective wisdom of mankind, as reflected in their fundamental documents. Intellectual property is vital for the development and well being of the...Read More

The Sunni Muslim scholar, Mufti and preacher, Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī (b. 1926), is one of the most prominent Muslim figures and religious authorities in contemporary time. His legal opinions (fatwāwā sg. fatwā) count as an important reference point for questions of religious practice among many Arabic and European Muslims as well. The present article aims to...Read More