Muslims, feel free to explain what islam has done for Nigeria.

This is an attempt to hear the positive side of islam. Too many negative things have been said. So this thread is for muslims only.


What benefits has islam brought to Nigeria?

Ok, let me brainstorm. This is a brainer.

This na serious JAMB question. Now lets see if there will be anything. I will be glad to know.

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The silence is deafening. . . . .

TheBigUrban2: Muslims, feel free to explain what islam has done for Nigeria.

This is an attempt to hear the positive side of islam. Too many negative things have been said. So this thread is for muslims only.


What benefits has islam brought to Nigeria?

First, you will agree with me that Nigeria was never for once an Islamic Nation; thereby, Islamic form of government and civilization was not able to be displayed or developed to its full potential.

The sokoto caliphate of the 18th - 19th century was brought to halt by the British colonial masters. They imposed their ideology and civilization there. Likewise, the ancient province of Islamic governed town of Iwo in Osun state. The fact that Many nations had existed and flourished before
the British imposition of colonial rule, there is possibilities that the north and southern "Iwo" would have developed under Islamic civilizations.

Yet, Islam has manage to contribute its quota:
Islam-Arabic Influence
There are Arabic words used in Nigerian languages, especially Yoruba and
Hausa names for days such as "Atalata (Ar. Ath-Thulatha) for Tuesday, Alaruba (Ar. Al-Arbi'a for Wednesday, Alamisi (Ar. Al-Khamis
) for Thursday, and Jimoh (Ar. Al-Jum'ah) for Friday.

Yorubas prefer to use "Ojo Jimoh" than the
unpleasant word for Friday in Yoruba, "Eti", which means Failure, Laziness or Abandonment.

The wide adoption of Islamic faith and traditions has succeeded to lay impacts both on written and spoken Nigerian vernaculars. For example:

Alaafia i.e. Good, Fine Or Health(y) from derivative Al-Aafiah

Baale i.e. husband or spouse derived from Ba'al

Sanma i.e. heaven or sky adopted for Samaa`

Alubarika i.e. blessing used as Al-Barakah

Wakati i.e. hour or time formed from Waqt

Asiri i.e. Secrete or Hidden derivative of As-Sirr
Etc etc etc.

Islam - a unifying force
The core north has a predominantly Muslim population and its long history of contact with Islam shaped its socio-economic and political framework long before colonisation by the British.

Islam being an old religion, with millions subscribing to the faith, has served as a source of unifying force in Nigeria especially in the north where it is most prevalent (e.g the case of the Sokoto Caliphate during the 19th century).

Islam has also contributed immensely to the Nigeria's development, in providing sources to organize politics, community cohesion and common ideology of various ethnic group.

An observer writes:
"The government’s failure to promote development or enhance living standards will continue to make Islam an alternative “ideology” to organize change and seek better or alternative solutions to a myriad of problems."

Contribution To Nigerian Education System
Quranic Schools
A research work writes:
The primary function of Qur’anic schools is to contribute to the early upbringing of Muslim children by training them in the reading and memorisation of the Qur’an. In performing these functions, Qur’anic schools laid the foundation for the emergence of an Islamic system of education long before the advent of western education in Northern Nigeria (Clarke 1982).

Known in Hausa as Makarantar Allo, Qur’anic school is the first of the two phases that Islamic education typically consists of; the other being Makarantar Ilmi or school for advanced learning. While Qur’anic schools provide the equivalent of modern pre-primary and primary education, Makarantar ilmi is a long educational experience designed to provide students of Qur’anic schools with an understanding of the meaning of the Quran and exposure to other
specialised branches of Islamic learning (Fafunwa 1991).

Although many of the Islamic schools
described above had humble beginnings as Qur’anic schools, the expansion they have witnessed has been concentrated at the advanced level of Islamic learning. In other words, the lower level of Qur’anic schooling has not witnessed the same degree of
modernisation and reform as the advanced level.

While madrassas provide their students with formal qualifications that allow access to higher education, their presence is largely
felt in Arabic, Islamic legal studies, and Islamic studies courses. The latest addition to this list is the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) Arabic Medium programme that has been designed to enable products of madrassas to obtain nationally approved professional teacher training for the
teaching of Arabic and Islamic studies. The NCE Arabic Medium programme substitutes English with Arabic as an instructional medium for the teaching of core professional teacher education courses that
form part of the NCE programme run in Colleges of Education (COEs) in Nigeria. This is in addition to their study of Arabic and Islamic studies as teaching subjects using the same medium of instruction.

Islamic Banking System
Islamic Banking system is a sharia (Islamic code of Law) compliant finance. The fact that Sharia prohibits acceptance of specific interests or fees for Loans of money (al-riba i.e usury) whether the money is fixed or floating; this system makes it easier (esp for the poor) for the society to develop its economy and bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.

Islam introduced this and it is prevalent though at the grass root in Nigeria. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the former CBN Governor tried to launch this at the National level just like many western countries have immensely benefitted from this kind of banking system. Unfortunately the greedy hide under inter-religion-ethnic violence to halt the program.

Yet it continue making wave at the grass-root among individuals and various organizations

Ideological and Cultural influence
Many tribes are known historically to be "idol-worshipers". Ancient 'Powerful men', Rivers, trees, rocks, stone etc were among the entities being revere and worshiped in which "benefit and hurt, sustenance and poverty, well-being and illness" etc were associated to these entities in these tribal beliefs. Superstitions, taboos, evil practices etc prevailed to the fact that even western education and civilizations cannot remove. Islam has tried in changing these ideology and perception. Today, Islam dominate and is more prevalent in some of these lands.

These are my very little contribution.

^Even today, in the so-called western educational system and its developments in Nigeria, there are finger-prints of Islam all over. Geometric, algorithm, algebra etc in Mathematics, Geography (the 1st most comprehensive map of the world, longitude and latitude), Chemistry, Medicine, pharmacy etc the foundations and modifications of these sciences to modern stage were of Islamic inventions. The father of Chemistry, Jabir Ibn Hayyan (Geber to the Europe); father of Medicine, Ibn Rushdi, Ibn Sinna (Averoes, Aviccena), Khawarizmi of Mathematics, etc were all muslims Ulamas.

Names like "alcohol, alkali, borax, algebra, algorithm, sulphur, sulphuric, etc were still preserve in their Arabic forms after being named by these Muslims scholars.

Lastly, Since you've partner with the Christian, Muslims await Atheist and christians to equally state their contribution (NOT European civilization and development please) to the development of this Nation, Nigeria.

Thanks

TheBigUrban2:

All the points you have mentioned are negative contributions!!

Why won't those points be 'negative' to you when your sole intent was to make mockery of Islam and muslim. I bet you are not from the north so how would you feel the impact of Islamic contribution to their socio-economic development.

TheBigUrban2:
1) Islam-Arabic Influence
Destruction of our culture. We already have local words for all those words examples you gave

TheBigUrban2:
2) Islam - a unifying force
False- before islam was a unified but diversified paganism.

Which culture are you talking about? Nigeria never had a unifying culture as a Nation. Yoruba culture is quite different from Hausa, Igbo etc Igbo culture is far away from Hausa etc. Even within each tribe as a whole, there exist sub-cultural practices making Igbomina for example distinct from Ijebus. Hausa as a whole also has different sub-tribes and locals with different norms and folklores.

Islam unify all on one umberella with same Islamic practice, code of law and same language of Arabic.

As per 'words'. Kindly tell us for example:

1. What is Yoruba word for Onions?
2. What is Yoruba word for Hours?
3. What is Yoruba word for Secret?

I bet your fore-fathers and parents if they are Yorubas will ever prefer to use the word "Ojo Jimoh" (day of togetherness or congregation) instead of "Ojo Eti" (day of Failure, laziness, abandonment).

TheBigUrban2:
Before islam, the whole north was already pagan (although there were different pagan religions)

Even today, there are christians and pagans still in the north.

Thanks to Islamic ideology for changing the Paganistic perception of the north to that of Monotheism and rationality. The false beliefs, taboos, rituals with human sacrifice etc were abolished with the coming of Islam. Worship of trees, rivers, dead, stones etc were also abolished with the coming of Islam.

Yes there are still Christian and pagan in the north but of how many % to the total population of muslim?

TheBigUrban2:
3)Contribution To Nigerian Education System
Yes, islam has contributed Quranic education. The only advantage is that it allows Nigerians to learn Arabic and assist in travelling to Arabic countries

TheBigUrban2:
This comes with many drawbacks- many northerners then have their English language suffer as a result. It also competes sometimes with their formal education. Many Islamic schools globally have come under fire because some are centres for indoctrination and hate.

It is not written in any law that understanding English language is a sole ticket to Education and Civilization. Your colonial masters with their guns forcefully halted and distrupted the once peaceful, orderly, civilized, educated 18-19th century North, and imposed their own ideology, language and form of education.

Interestingly, even these Colonial masters were impressed with the form of Islamic government of the north with orderliness, unity, Islamic education etc thereby they cannot help it than to leave the system as it was but introduced their own side by side. But they assumed the rulership.

This was not the case in the East and west. As a result, our fore-fathers became slaves.

TheBigUrban2:
Many Islamic schools globally have come under fire because some are centres for indoctrination and hate.

That is now human (muslim) interpretation which is distinct from Islam as a religion. The same teaching of Islam that A uses to start hatred and violence is one B will use to fight injustice and evil thereby promoting peace. Besides, Islam since 1600 years ago value literacy and education. The first verses to be revealed in the Quran is all about read and write. Where were your colonial mental ideologies then? Non-exist!

TheBigUrban2:
4) Islamic Banking System
I hardly see how bringing a vastly inferior form of banking as a positive.

Inferior? Even David Cameron will reveal to you the contribution of Islamic Banking to the development of British Economy not to mention Arab and other countries that have benefited immensely from the system. Interestingly, Okonjo Iweala campaigned for Islamic Banking System in Nigeria.

Nigeria continue owing the west a huge amount of money thanks to the Interest banking System. Till tomorrow Nigeria will continue do "yes sir" for these greedy colonial masters.

TheBigUrban2:

It seems you are beginning to be frustrated. It will only be fair of you to take my points one by one and 'correct' it and also answer questions asked.

All your replies below are empty words with no tangible evidence.

TheBigUrban2:


1) We are not Arabs. Infusing Arabic into our languages is not necessary. We have an official language called English. Arab influence is not a positive. English is a far more progressive and advanced language. There is no direct translation for memetics or memes in Arabic.

Let me correct you brother. English was IMPOSED and FORCED down your fore-fathers throat.

Were your fore-fathers English? China, Japan, India, Egypt, Greece etc have history of civilization more than any nation. European STOLE these civilizations to develop their. Yet these nations are fast progressing Nation thanks to their local language.

Part of what English STOLE were Islamic heritage, education and civilization. Years of efforts of the Arabs, Chinese, etc were deliberately destroyed by the Europe in order to launch theirs.

What and where does colonial civilization English brought Nigeria?! Backward. Nigeria and other English-speaking African nations are never progressing nation. We are backward with that imposed language.

Islam do not impose Arabic language to replace yours rather introduce it as a unifying language for the adherent of the religion. Persian (Iran, Afghans, Turjikistan etc) still preserve their ancient language despite being predominant muslims.

TheBigUrban2:

2) Paganism offers less division than islam.

Ancient Yoruba pagan tribes fought like mad in their history. These fights broke Yorubas into divisions we have till today. Even today the grudges of yester-yes that these tribes had continues (Ife and Modakeke are living example).

Islam preach:

"O mankind! We have created you from a single parents then make you into color, tribe and race so that you may know each other; the most distinguish in the sight of God are the most pious..." ~Quran.

Yoruba tribes, Yoruba and other tribes like Hausa, co-exist peacefully because of many factors of which Islam is one.

English or western colonization never unify us in that aspect.

TheBigUrban2:
3) Islamic education comes with so many drawbacks. Western education is far more superior. Just take a look globally.

Aint nothing like western education but stealing of others inventions among whom were Islamic-Arab invention. The 'canon of Medicine', a comprehensive medical monograph written by Islamic personality of Ibn Sina (Avicenna) was stolen by the west and this book was used till the beginning of 19th century Europe. It pace way for the European doctors to modify medicine.

Western education? Invention of Mathematics, Geography, Astronomy, Arts, Chemistry, etc were stolen heritage of others (Islam-Arab inclusive).

Well for the sake of argument let's agree western education (due to obvious reasons) is more superior, kindly tell us what were Atheist and Christian contribution?

TheBigUrban2:
4) Islamic banking has never assisted in growing any economy. It is vastly inferior and will always be.

Is Interest Banking develop any economy? The western developed their economy solely by stealing and exploitation of others. Your African land is a good example. The more poorer African is the richer are the westerners.
Nigeria and other African nations are living example with baglogs of debt as a result of interest-laced loan.

Islam established a non-interest banking and it is only the mentally ill people with Islam- hatred and western brainwashed will say No to it.

How does the economy of Saudi, UAE, Qatar etc boom? Was it with western interest banking or non-Interest Islamic banking?

Wake up bro.

big UPS Al baqir...big UPS! though I doubt if dat dude z gonna understand.

Waoh, Al baqir dat more dan enuf bro. Jazak. Khairan

what is this thread meant to achieve?
stop being irritating!

truthman2012: What will they say when there is nothing? Sorry, they manufacture bombs. This may also be useful if Nigeria has problem with the US.

Make na no ban me o, biko.

So tell us what your impracticable religion has done for the country
You keep posturing - "we are tolerant, we forgive, thou shall not judge,"
Tell me where you have demonstrated these traits in practice?

Islam has given excellent examples of tolerance, forbearance etc
That is what you guys need to learn and embrace
But we don't blow our trumpets until we need to set records right

I recall that you Christians are always tiring blackmail, intrigue etc
You guys, from the abundance of your armoury of mischief, plotted and convinced the owner of this site to put up a warning that
"people should not post anything offensive to Islam"
Muslims said they did not want the warning; you guys kept insisting that it was necessary
As soon as that was put up, you guys went round telling people who did not know the story that Muslims are intolerant etc
Your experiment has turned out to be another in the series of your selfish and wicked plots

Now the truth is out - we are not violent
In your post above, you pleaded that you should not be banned = and that is all the punishment that we can dispense

Muslims don't open threads to lambast Christians, we just want to be left alone
But that does not fit with the impression you want to convey

So much for tolerance, forgiveness etc - using such words for Christianity in Nigeria is malapropism

Inciting thread..

Among the benefits

Muslims can be counted to side with African culture to forbid h.o.m.o.s.i.c.k.n.e.s.s
Muslims insist that human beings don't need to be sacrificed to serenade any dead king to his grave
Muslims explained that twins are natural events and they should not be put to death

BetaThings:
So tell us what your impracticable religion has done for the country
You keep posturing - "we are tolerant, we forgive, thou shall not judge,"
Tell me where you have demonstrated these traits in practice?

Islam has given excellent examples of tolerance, forbearance etc
That is what you guys need to learn and embrace
But we don't blow our trumpets until we need to set records right

I recall that you Christians are always tiring blackmail, intrigue etc
You guys, from the abundance of your armoury of mischief, plotted and convinced the owner of this site to put up a warning that
"people should not post anything offensive to Islam"
Muslims said they did not want the warning; you guys kept insisting that it was necessary
As soon as that was put up, you guys went round telling people who did not know the story that Muslims are intolerant etc
Your experiment has turned out to be another in the series of your selfish and wicked plots

Now the truth is out - we are not violent
In your post above, you pleaded that you should not be banned = and that is all the punishment that we can dispense

Muslims don't open threads to lambast Christians, we just want to be left alone
But that does not fit with the impression you want to convey

So much for tolerance, forgiveness etc - using such words for Christianity in Nigeria is malapropism

Did I hear you say muslims are tolerant? Good of you.

Muslims want the 'warning' removed yet every post that is not in support of islam is deleted and the poster banned. Good of you.

What is the reason for mac's ''Operation Movin Train''?

It is only in this section we see many empty spaces in a thread indicating removed posts.

All these show you guys are tolerant indeed. But why do you muslims say something and do another? Na wa o!

truthman2012:

Did I hear you say muslims are tolerant? Good of you.

Prove me wrong!

truthman2012:
Muslims want the 'warning' removed yet every post that is not in support of islam is deleted and the poster banned. Good of you.

What is the reason for mac's ''Operation Movin Train''?

Is banning not the acceptable practice all over Nairaland and with very forum worldwide?
Muslims will continue to delete insults to our reverred figurs
We know that you threaten those "who touch your anointed" by abusing them with pestilence and other dire spiritual consequences

Please is there any section that does not ban?
But did anyone say because they ban that warning should be put up
We are old enough and we are educated enough - contrary to your declarations - to ask for the warning if we wanted it
Admit it - the warning was engineered by non-muslims to embarrass muslims and hang an unsavoury medal on the necks of muslims

truthman2012:
It is only in this section we see many empty spaces in a thread indicating removed posts.

You should know. afterall this is your permanent camp
Please as a Christian tell me the number of threads you have opened here and posts made) v those you have done in the Christian section
Since we are so intolerant, why are you always here

truthman2012:
All these show you guys are tolerant indeed.

Hahaha
So this is your proof?
When you guys were always agitated whenever a Muslim thread makes it to the front page
You insult figures we rever (in the name of freedom of speech and fair comment on matters of public interest) but drape your own figures in the cloak of anointment so that they should not be "touched"
Remind me of any report of Muslims harassing Christians (students or adults) for wearing their religious dress
Yet you have been fighting for Hijab to be outlawed
To us you can wear the cassock or any habit anywhere - you are free to do so

Pope John Paul II said (and we respect it)

The Church must always seek to make her presence visible in everyday life, especially in contemporary culture, which is often very secularized and yet sensitive to the language of signs. In this regard the Church has a right to expect a significant contribution from consecrated persons, called as they are in every situation to bear clear witness that they belong to Christ.
Since the habit is a sign of consecration, poverty and membership in a particular Religious family, I join the Fathers of the Synod in strongly recommending to men and women religious that they wear their proper habit, suitably adapted to the conditions of time and place

truthman2012: But why do you muslims say something and do another? Na wa o!

We say A and do B? You don't seem to know the history of Christianity
I DARE you to open a thread on this issue
Anyway - I challenge you to tell me any Christian country that has EVER practised forgiveness or turning the other cheek
Bakassi problem was caused by Christians

TheBigUrban2: Muslims, feel free to explain what islam has done for Nigeria.

This is an attempt to hear the positive side of islam. Too many negative things have been said. So this thread is for muslims only.


What benefits has islam brought to Nigeria?

and why do you want to hear the positive side of islam?

and when did you start caring about the negative things too?

you guys will never stop..ise ti e gba niyen

BetaThings:

Prove me wrong!

Is banning not the acceptable practice all over Nairaland and with very forum worldwide?
Muslims will continue to delete insults to our reverred figurs
We know that you threaten those "who touch your anointed" by abusing them with pestilence and other dire spiritual consequences

Please is there any section that does not ban?
But did anyone say because they ban that warning should be put up
We are old enough and we are educated enough - contrary to your declarations - to ask for the warning if we wanted it
Admit it - the warning was engineered by non-muslims to embarrass muslims and hang an unsavoury medal on the necks of muslims

I have no much time for argument now.

You seem to have owned up on your section not tolerant as you are mute abt it.

truthman2012:

I have no much time for argument now.

You seem to have owned up on your section not tolerant as you are mute abt it.

Owned up?
Please re-read what I have posted
The challenge stands

AlBaqir and Betathings, jazakumullahu khayra.

I deliberately left this thread for some time although it was created to troll. Now that the creator has answers.

Thread closed.