SANNI AKANNI MUKAILA

Religions

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Topic: My Research Interest

Description: My research interest is on Quranic and Islamic theological studies. Thus, most of my publications are on Quranic and Islamic theological solutions to ever-increasing socio-political conflicts and insecurity militating against the unity and peaceful co-existence of humanity around the world. It is an indubitable fact that there is a proliferation of war and conflict throughout the world. In the North and South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Nigeria, Cameroon, etc, there is one conflict or the other militating against the peaceful co-existence of their people. The fundamental issues in dispute include but not limited to struggle among the ethnic peoples or religious ideologies for land or resources, social and economic power, and/or freedom and self-government. Some of these wars and conflicts have a long-standing basis and are therefore very complicated. Thus, my research interest is to present practicalised Islamic mechanism for conflict management through the application of Quranic and Islamic theological studies.

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	Ph.D (Islamic Studies)	Religions and Peace Studies, Lagos State University, Ojo	2017

An Analytical Study of Imam Al-Ghazali's View on the Similarities and Dissimilarities between Islam and Iman

The structure of Islam, like any other structure, is founded on pillars. Just as the strength and stability of a structure depend on the strength and stability of its pillars. So does the strength and stability of Islam. The noble Prophet (S.A.W.) has declared that Islam is founded on five fundamentals, called its pillars, which are Iman, Salat, Zakat, Sawn Ramandan, and Hajj.

Islam is also primarily a matter of faith (Iman). Such faith stands for certain beliefs. Such beliefs are belief in the ones of Allah, belief in the finality of the prophethood of Muhammad (S.A.W.), belief in the Prophets that Allah commissioned from time to time, belief in the Holy Qur'an and other revealed books; belief in the angels; belief in life after death; belief in the Day of Judgement, and belief in destiny either good or bad.

However, according to Imam Ghazali's stance in his book Titled: 'Ihya' Ulumud-Din', they are similarities and dissimilarities between the above two words Islam and Iman. 

Thus, in this study we shall endeavour to give the analytical study of the Similarities and Dissimilarities between Islam and Iman as presented by Imam Al-Ghazali. 

SANNI MUKAILA is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Religions

SANNI has a Ph.D in Islamic Studies from Religions and Peace Studies, Lagos State University, Ojo