Browsing by Author "Adeyemi, W."

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Item
    Islamic Antidote to Moral Decadence among Youth in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions.
    (College of Humanities, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun Sate, Nigeria., 2020-06) Yahya, Shaykh Ahmad; Adeyemi, W.
    Since the consolidation of democracy in Nigeria, successive governments have recognized corruption as the major cog in the country's wheel. This reality has resulted in unusual financial Since the consolidation aggrandizement and degeneration of Nigerian youths. Today, moral decadence such as sex scandal, excessive love for materialism, alcoholism, drug abuse, cultism, human trafficking, highway robbery, partying, indecent dressing, sodomy, lesbianism, injustice, tribal sentiments and examination malpractices have been observed to be prominent among Nigerian youths in tertiary institutions. Therefore, this paper discusses the concept of morality in Islām as preserved by the Qur'an and Sunnah, causes of moral decadence and its effects on the society at large. Exegetical and analytical research methods were adopted in the study. The paper has observed that poor child upbringing and bad company in tertiary institutions are the major factors responsible for the youth moral decadence in the present time, thereby preferring solutions to the palpable problems and recommending that the government needs to improve on the project of rehabilitation centres and recruits qualified counsellors at appropriate quarters to curtail the alarming rate of youth indecency in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
  • Item
    Islamic Stance on Resurgence of Jāhiliyyah Culture among Muslims in Nigeria
    (Department of Religious Studies, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, 2018-05-11) Adeyemi, W.; Yahya, S.A
    Cultural diversity is the hallmark that precipitates the sporadic spread of core values, norms, parlance and setting a pace for unambiguous precision uniting the Muslims from different walks of life, thereby, quenching the raids of. primordial disunity and intolerance of the Jahiliyyah era. Considering the canon of cultural permissibility of the Shari'ah maxim and coalescence of the customs prevalent in Nigeria, this paper attempts to unravel the pros and cons of the former and the latter in the shade of the Qur'an and Sunnah. Historical and analytical research methods were adopted to sieve the wheat from the chaff. The finding reveals that there is a dire need for Muslims in Nigeria to adhere to the cultural modifications portrayed by the Shari'ah, from the gamut of law of personal statute to the primitive credos, so as to consolidate the pristine precepts of Islam and proffer remedies to the multifarious socio-religious and cultural logjams domiciled among the Muslims, especially in the Nigerian society.