MAKINDE Abdul-Fatah Kola

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MAKINDE Abdul-Fatah Kola

Professor

Email address(es):  akmakinde@oauife.edu.ng; makindeabdulfatah@yahoo.co.uk

Office Address:  Department of Religious Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

ORCID iD:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3738-2407

Google Scholar: Abdulfatah Kola Makinde

Academic Qualifications: B. A.; M. A.; PGDE.; Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization:  Islamic Studies (Shari’ah-Islamic Law)

Title of M. A. Thesis:  Politics and Politicking in Osun State: An Islamic Perspective

Title of Ph.D. Thesis: 

The Institution of Sharī‘ah in Oyo and Osun State, Nigeria, 1890 – 2005

Fellowships:

Volkswagen Foundation Fellowship Award, University of Bayreuth, Germany, 2006 – 2009

Ongoing Current Research:

Muslim Family Law under the Independent Sharī‘ah Panels of Southwestern Nigeria

Publications:

Makinde, A. K. (2007). The Role of Shari’ah in Societal Reform, in M. A. Muhibbu-din (ed.), Education Crisis in Nigeria: Arabic and Islamic Studies Perspectives, Ijebu-Ode: NATAIS: 64 – 74. Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2011): Shari’ah: An Instrument for Arresting Global Terrorism, in Akin Alao & Rotimi Taiwo (eds.), Perspectives on African Studies: Essays in Honour of Toyin Falola, Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH: 427 – 440. Muenchen, Germany

Opeloye, M. O. and Makinde, A. K. (2012): Markaz – Ma‘had Institutional Relations, in R. D. Abubakre (ed.), Shaykh Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory in the Tableau of Immortality, Ilorin: University of Ilorin: 68 – 81. Ilorin, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2014): The Evolution of the Independent Sharī‘a Panel in Osun State, South-West Nigeria, in J. Chesworth and F. Kogelmann (eds.), Sharī‘ā in Africa Today: Reactions and Responses, Leiden: Brill: 73 – 101. Leiden, The Netherlands

Makinde, A. K. (2016): An Assessment of Independent Sharī‘ah Arbitration Panel in Oyo State in Y.O. Imam, R.I. Adebayo and A.I. Ali-Agan (eds.), Dynamics of Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, Ibadan: Spectrum Books: 1 – 35. Ibadan, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2016): Shaykh Dawood Tijani: An Appraisal of His Contribution to Islamic Scholarship in Nigeria, in S. Oyeweso, M. A. Folorunsho and R. I. Adebayo (eds.), The Heritage of Islam in Nigeria, Osogbo: College of Humanities and Culture, Osun State University: 446 – 458. Osogbo, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2018): Religious-based Dispute Resolution Mechanism of Independent Sharῑ‘ah Panels and their Contributions to the Development of Judicial System in Nigeria, in Y. A. Quardri, R. W. Omotoye and R. I. Adebayo (eds.), Religion and Development in Nigeria, London: Adonis & Abbey Publishers: 59 – 78. London: United Kingdom

Makinde, A. K. (2018): A Chronicle of Sharīʻah Practice in Yorubaland, in M. O. Opeloye, M. A. Bidmos, A. Oladosu & I. Musa (eds.), Islam in Yorubaland: History, Education and Culture, Lagos: UNILAG Press and Bookshops: 247 – 264. Lagos, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2020): Shari’ah, Peace-building, Religious Harmony and National Integration,” in Y. O. Imam, et al. (eds.), Religion, Peace-building and National Integration, Ile-Ife: Department of Religious Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University: 76 – 88. Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2022): Muslims of Southwestern Nigeria and Sharī‘ah Justice Dispensation: Status and Challenges in I. O. Oloyede, M. O. Opeloye and A. A. Oladosu (eds.), Islamo-Nigeriana-On Being Muslim in Nigeria, Austin: Pan-African University Press: 221 – 236. Austin

Makinde, A. K. (2002): Imparting Islamic Education in Schools: A Challenge to Muslim Teachers. Al-Hadarah: LASU Journal of Arabic & Islamic Studies, Lagos State University, Ojo, 4: 74 – 82. Lagos, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2003): Moral Decadence in Schools: The Role of Islamic Studies Teachers. Ado Journal of Religions, University of Ado-Ekiti, 2 (1): 80 – 89. Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2007): Gender and Education: The Need for Women Education in Islam. Journal of the Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies, (NATAIS), 10: 1 – 11. Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2007): Using the Instrumentalities of Religion for Solving Educational Problems. Journal of Educational Media and Technology, Nigerian Association for Educational Media and Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, 13 (1): 105-114. Ilorin, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2007): Sociological Impact of Islamic Education in Nigeria. Anyigba Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, 3 (1): 33 – 41. Anyigba, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2008): Between Theory and Practice: The Struggle for Sharī‘ah Application in Southwestern Nigeria. Al-fikr Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 21: 16 – 30. Ibadan, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2010): The Role of Religion in Combating Corruption: An Islamic Approach. Ife Journal of Religions, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 6 (1): 82 – 96. Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2010): Religion, Democracy and the Sharī‘ah Conundrum in Nigeria. Orita: Ibadan Journal of Religious Studies, XLII (1) 179 – 193. Ibadan, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2010): Women and Divorce: The Position of the Shari’ah. Islamic Quarterly, London, 54 (3): 249 – 260. London, United Kingdom

Makinde, A. K. and Ostien Philip (2011): The Independent Sharia Panel of Lagos State. Emory International Law Review, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 25 (2): 921 – 944. Atlanta, USA

Makinde, A. K. (2011): Legal Pluralism: A Tool for Sharī’ah in Multi-faith Nigeria. Al- ISHRAQ: Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 4: 37 – 55. Keffi, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2011): The Problem of Political Leadership in Nigeria: An Islamic Solution. AL-IJTIHAD: The Journal of Islamization of Knowledge and Contemporary Issues, The International Institute of Islamic Thought, Nigeria Office, Kano, 9 (1): 64 – 84. Kano, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2011): Sharī‘ah: An Antidote to Child Abuse. Islamic Quarterly, London, 55 (4): 317 – 332. London, United Kingdom

Makinde, A. K. and Ostien Philip (2012): Legal Pluralism in Colonial Lagos: The 1894 Petition of the Lagos Muslims to their British Colonial Masters. International Journal for the Study of Modern Islam, Leiden: Brill, 52 (1): 51 – 68. Leiden, The Netherlands

Makinde, A. K. (2012): Islamic Principles as Panacea for Good Governance in Nigeria. Al-Ḥaḍārah: LASU Journal of Arabic & Islamic Studies, Lagos State University, 8: 11 – 23. Lagos, Nigeria

Makinde, A. K. (2015): An Assessment of Moral and Religious Education in the General Studies Programme of Nigerian Universities. Review of Higher Education in Africa, an Online Journal of Winston Salem State University, USA ,https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca 5: 40 – 56. Winston Salem, USA

Makinde, A. K. (2017): The Entanglement of Sharīʻah Application in South-Western Nigeria, Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies, (JPAS), California Institute of African Studies, California, USA www.jpanafrican.org 10 (5): 84 – 98. California, USA

Makinde, A. K. (2017): Democracy and the Status of the Sharīʻah Legal Practice in Nigeria, Islamic Quarterly, London, 61 (3): 403 – 416. London, United Kingdom

Makinde, A. K. (2018): Islam, Environment and Sustainable Development, The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Science, Rotterdam, 9 (1): 27 – 43. Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Oladosu, A. O. Makinde, A. K. & Odewale, V. T. (2019): Religious Symbolic Identity: A Major Phenomenon in Space Contestation among Yoruba Religious Groups of Southwestern Nigeria, Southern Semiotic Review: An International Theme Journal, 11 (4): 49 – 62 www.southernsemioticreview.net Australia

Makinde, A. K. (2020): Lagos Society in Nigeria and the Demand for Sharīʻah in the 19th and 20th Centuries, The Journal of Rotterdam Islamic and Social Science, Rotterdam, 11 (1): 39 – 53. Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Makinde, A. K. (2021): Sharīʻah Dispensation under Independent Panel of Lagos State, South-western Nigeria, Journal of Religions and Contemporary Issues, Department of Religious Studies, University of Lagos, 1: 120 – 150. Nigeria

 

Makinde, A. K. (2022): Muslims of Southwestern Nigeria and Sharī‘ah Justice   Dispensation: Status and Challenges in I. O. Oloyede, M. O. Opeloye and A. A. Oladosu (eds.), Islamo-Nigeriana-On Being Muslim in Nigeria, Austin: Pan-African University Press: 221 – 236. Austin

Makinde, A. K. (2024): Between Theory and Practice: An Assessment of Sharīʻah Law Application in Nigeria in M. O. Opeloye, et al. (eds.), Ascendancy of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Nigeria, Ilorin: Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS): 257 – 276.

Makinde, A. K. (Ed.) (2017): Perspectives of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Combating Corruption and Indiscipline in Nigeria. Edited conference proceedings of the 34th National Conference of Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies. Nigeria.

Makinde, A. K. (Ed.) (2018): Arabic and Islamic Studies’ Solutions to Global Recession. Edited conference proceedings of the 35th National Conference of Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies. Nigeria.

Makinde, A. K. (2018): The Relevance of Maqāsid Ash-Shariī‘ah in the Curriculum Development of Muslim Universities, in Integration of Knowledge and Sustainability of Islamic Universities, proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Islamic University, held between 7th and 9th October, 2017 at Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria, 99 – 111.

Makinde, A. K. (Ed.) (2018): Decadicalisation Strategies of Arabic and Islamic Studies. Edited conference proceedings of the 36th National Conference of Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Makinde, A. K. (Ed.) (2019): Perspective of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Repositioning Qur’ānic Education in Nigeria. Edited conference proceedings of the 37th National Conference of Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Makinde, A. K. (1996): Problems and Prospects of Islamic Daʻwah in Nigeria. Muslim World League Journal, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Vol. 23 No. 11: 21 – 26

Makinde, A. K. (1998): The Great Month of Ramadan: A Nigerian Experience. Muslim World League Journal, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Vol. 25 No. 9: 25 – 30

Makinde, A. K. (1998): A Conceptual Analysis of the Relationship between Reasoning and Revelation in Islam. College Review, Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun, Vol. 7 No.1: 155 – 159

Makinde, A. K. (1998): Eschatological Questions in the Theological Schools of Islam with Reference to Reward and Punishment, in A. A. Tijani and M. A. Folorunsho (eds.), Handbook of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Vol. 1. Ede: Moyanjuola Publishers: 11 – 21

Makinde, A. K. (1999): Shariʻah Solution to the Menace of Crime in Nigerian Society, Journal of Vocational, Arts and Social Sciences (VOCASS), Lagos State College of Primary Education, Epe, Vol. 2 No. 1: 161 – 167

Makinde, A. K. (2000): Instructional Materials and Effective Teaching of Islamic Studies, in I. A. Seriki and M. A. Folorunsho (eds.), Book of Reading in Arabic and Islamic Studies Education, Vol. 1: 128 – 136

Makinde, A. K. (2001): Religion and Poverty Alleviation: An Islamic Approach, in F. O. Fasanmi (ed.) O.A.U. Ile-Ife: Social Studies Association of Nigeria (SOSAN), 161 – 171

Makinde, A. K. (2001): Inter-religious Dialogue as a Panacea to Peaceful-coexistence, in Gbola Aderibigbe and Deji Ayegboyin (eds.), Religion and Social Ethics, National Association for the Study of Religion and Education (NASRED): 239 – 250.

Makinde, A. K. (2001): Islamic Expansion in the East of Nigeria: Problems and Prospects, Religious Forum Academia (REFA), the National Journal of Contemporary Issues in Nigerian Association of Religious Scholars: 55 – 68

Makinde, A. K. (2004): Sociological and Economic Impacts of Islamic Festivals, in M. A. Folorunsho, I. O. Oyeneye and R. I. Adebayo (eds.), Religion and Community, Ede: NASRED: 232 – 239

Staff Profile

I have served as Education Secretary of Osogbo Local Government Education Authority, Osogbo between 1997 and 1999. I am currently the External Examiner for the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Department of Religious Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Ondo State and Osun State University, Osogbo. I have also served as the National Secretary of the Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS), a professional body of all teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies in all institutions of learning in the country. I also served as the Chairman of the Faculty of Arts Postgraduate Committee. I am currently serving as the Head of Department of Religious Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.