Thesis and Dissertation for the Department of Arabic

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    A Critical Linguistic Study of Nigerian Erotic Poems in Arabic
    (UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2017-07) YUSUF, Mujitaba Bature
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    A Critical Study of Selected Arabic Autobiographies in Ilorin Emirate, Nigeria
    (UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2017-10) ABDULKAREEM, Jamiu Saadullah
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    A RHETORICAL STUDY OF APHORISM AND PHILOSOPHY IN SELECTED ARABIC TEXTS OF YORUBA AUTHORSHIP IN NIGERIA: 1960-2015, C.E:
    (UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2018-05) SHITTU, Abdulrafeei Jimoh
    Aphorism and Philosophy as literary genres play significant roles in shedding light on physical, metaphysical, social and ethical issues among human beings. The Arab and the Muslim Western philosophers, in the Middle East during the middle Ages, bequeathed their literary legacy to humanity of public use. Poets and Arabic writers in Nigeria across the age also produced significant works on these two themes but their contributions, to our knowledge, have not been thoroughly examined by researchers. This study therefore, embarked on the rhetorical study of selected Arabic poetry and prose, composed by Yoruba Arabic authors in Nigeria, on aphorism and philosophy. The objectives of the study were to: (i) identify the aphorismatic and philosophical poetry and prose in Arabic works in Yorubaland (1960-2015C.E); (ii) examine the content of the selected works; (iii) analyse their rhetorical and prosodic features; and (iv) evaluate the corpora in accordance with the parameters of the contemporary Arabic literature. The methods adopted were both historical and descriptive. By the historical method, the life history of each poet and writer was document while the descriptive approach was utilized in analysing the thematic and rhetorical aspects of twenty randomly selected poems and prose. The findings of the study were that: (I) a total number of 18 poems and 16 prose works on aphorism and philosophy composed by Yoruba authors 1960-2015 C.E were gathered. Only 200/0 percent of the materials are published while the remaining 800/0 are in manuscript. (ii) the major contents of the works studied include: call for philosophical creative thinking, the relationship between wisdoms and proverbs, the issue about the knowledge of foetu’s future in terms of fortunate and unfortunate fate. Others are: the significance of contradictory opinions and condemnation of extremism, the argument for and against globalization, recommending solutions to epistemological, social and physical problems. (iii) most of the woks effectively employed semantical and rhetorical devices such as Istic arah, Tashbih, maj’az, kinayah, Iijaz and others. While the prosodic aspects of the poems in terms of (iv) the works studied were regarded as classical corpuses of high standard in words, meanings and which conform with the acceptable convention in Arabic literature. The study concluded that selected Yoruba Arabic poets and writers played significant roles in developing the aphorismatic and philosophical literature to find solution the epistemological, social and physical problems at both local and global levels. The thesis recommended that these types of Arabic texts should be gathered together for publication so that they can be easily accessed for benefit of people at home and abroad.
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    A Stylistic Study OF Autobiography of Muhammad Al-Busairi Salman Ake and Muhammad Auwal Abubakar
    (UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2018) MUSA, Husain Muhammad-Bashir
    The Nigerian Arabic Scholars, like their counterparts across the globe, contributed their quotas to the development of stories, autobiographies and novels in Arabic, many of which had gained the attention of researchers while others are in dire need of study. The autobiographies of Muhammad Busairi Salman Ake and Muhammad Al-Auwal Abubakar are among the genres that are yet to be studied in details in Nigeria. This study therefore, examined the autobiography of these dual literary figures. The objectives of the study were to: (i) examine the life and works of the authors; (ii) analyze the contents of the two books; (iii) explore the stylistic devices employed in the two autobiographies; (iv) compare the two texts; and (v) evaluate the works based on the standard assessment parameters of the modern Arabic literature. The methods adopted were historical and descriptive. By historical, all the necessary data about the educational backgrounds of the two authors, their contributions to the development of the Arabic language and literature in Nigeria and their achievements were documented. The descriptive approach was used for the content analysis, exploration of various stylistic devices as they featured in the two works. As a result, the texts were carefully examined and comparatively assessed. The findings of the study were that: (i) Muhammad Busairi Salman Ake and Muhammad Al-Auwal Abubakar are erudite Arabic scholars of Northern Nigeria origin, who as diligent students, started their basic Arabic education in Nigeria and completed it abroad at higher level. While Ake has three published book and a collection of sermon, Abubakar has three published books and articles in scholarly Journals. (ii) the two works revealed various challenges encountered by these scholars in every stage of their learning. For example, Ake was denied visa to enter Egypt after a rigorous journey from Nigeria by foot, while Abubakar was faced with the challenge of moving from one Teacher to another at a short period. The experiences, however, could be regarded as informative and educational resources to the present and future generations; (iii) the stylistic features of the two works, included, Ikhtiyar Al-Alfadh (choice of words), Al-Istiacrah (Metaphor), Al-Majazul-Mursal (Synecdoche), At-Taqdimwa At-Ta‘khir (Hyperbaton: Reversal Order or Thematic Fronting) and At-Tashkhis (personification); (iv) Muhammad Al-Auwal adopted complex and compound style and used third person pronoun in his autobiography while Muhammad Busairi Salman adopted simple and complex style and first person pronoun in his narration; and (v) the two narrative books were adjudged as typical samples of classical prose of high standard in the contemporary Arabic prose of Nigerian composition. The study concluded that the two scholars used their language competence in Arabic to document their learning experiences, entertain and educate with their autobiographies. The study, therefore, recommended that efforts should be made to get these books revised, republished in large quantity for use at institutions of higher learning.
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    A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF ARABIC ASCETIC POETRY IN YORUBALAND, NIGERIA 1940 - 2010
    (UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2018-06) Salihu, Mustapha Salihu
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    RHETORIC STYLES IN SELECTED WORKS OF MUSTAFA JUMʿAT ADEWALE
    (UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2018-06) IBIKUNLE, Muhammed Olayinka
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    RHETORICAL STYLES IN THE POETIC COLLECTION OF SAYYID QUTB
    (UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2021-03) SAHID, ABDULLAH
    Suyyid Qutb is known for his revolutionary of Islamic concept of Jaahiliyyah which eventually led to his execution in Egypt in 1966. Diwan of Sayyid Qutb is a collection of poems which embodies traditional genres such as: Madhu (Eulogy), Wasfu (Description) and Rithaa’ (Elegy) that are common in many literary works, and modern themes in Arabic poetry such as: Hanin (Nostalgia), Shakwah (complaint), Tamarrud (Rebellion), Ta’ammul (Meditation) and Wataniyya (Patriotism). The contents of these modern themes in the collection of poems are full of rhetorical features’ which are not gained the attention of literary critics. The study aimed at examining the different rhetorical styles in the selected poems. The objectives of the study were to: (i) identify the emergence of the diverse themes in the selected poems: (ii) examine the themes of the poems; (iii) analyse the rhetorical devices used in the poems; and (iv) assess the themes of the poems on the basis of Arabic literary parameters. The methods employed were historical and descriptive. The historical method was used to shed light on historical background of the poet and elucidate the factors that influenced the emergence of the modern themes in his collection of poems. The descriptive method was used to analyse the rhetorical features of purposively selected poems which were centered on the aforementioned modern themes using Al-qazwini’s theory of rhetorical analysis. The findings of study were that: i. the arbitrary policy making, unaccountable bureaucracies, unenforced legal system, abuse of executive power and widespread corruption experienced in Egypt influenced the emergence of the modern themes in the poem. ii. in order to improve good governance where quality and effectiveness can be accessed objectively and meaningfully; iii. the themes of the selected poems centered on general reformation in aspects of religious crisis, political chaos and social vices; iv. the poems were furnished with rhetorical devices such; husnul ibtidaa (exordium), husnul intihaa (peroration), Al-ijaaz wal ltnaab (brachylogy and circumlocution), which were used as aesthetic ornament, and for easy comprehension by readers; v. the Arabic literary parameters used to assess the themes of the pomes such as; Afkaar (though), khayaal (fiction), cAatifa (emotion) and Usluub (style) were adequately explored by the poet; and vi. all the modern themes used by the poet were as a result of Islamic virtues and were contained in the collection of the poems. The study concluded that the poems of Sayyid Qutb which were revolutionary through modern themes were full of rhetorical features. The study recommended that other works of Sayyid Qutb in prosaic form be studied and translated into English language for the non-Arabic speakers to curb contemporary socio-religious and culture vices