The Emergence of a Muslim Minority in the Ado-Ekiti Kingdom of Southwestern Nigeria
This paper seeks to provide a sociological reinterpretation of Islam’s presence in the Ado-Ekiti kingdom by unraveling the various essentially sociopolitical and economic factors that, along with religious factors, account for its emergence and growth. I have adopted a historical methodology (narra...
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oai:doaj.org-article:f64dcbbdc3ab48f99ee5d5a50c44b4582021-12-02T19:41:27ZThe Emergence of a Muslim Minority in the Ado-Ekiti Kingdom of Southwestern Nigeria10.35632/ajis.v30i2.11462690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/f64dcbbdc3ab48f99ee5d5a50c44b4582013-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1146https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 This paper seeks to provide a sociological reinterpretation of Islam’s presence in the Ado-Ekiti kingdom by unraveling the various essentially sociopolitical and economic factors that, along with religious factors, account for its emergence and growth. I have adopted a historical methodology (narrative) to understand and explain its appearance, functions, and contributions in the kingdom. This will be supplemented with material found in public and private libraries, archives and museums, and artifacts. The paper reveals that the exact date of Islam’s introduction remains unknown and that local Muslims worshipped in secret until 1836, when a Muslim named Ali Atewogboye ascended the throne. He and his successor gave Islam a strong foundation due to their sociopolitical and economic motivations. The paper closes with an account of the factors that facilitated Islam’s spread, the problems faced by local Muslims, and how they have tried to resolve these problems. Sulaiman Kamal-deen OlawaleInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 30, Iss 2 (2013) |
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This paper seeks to provide a sociological reinterpretation of
Islam’s presence in the Ado-Ekiti kingdom by unraveling the various
essentially sociopolitical and economic factors that, along
with religious factors, account for its emergence and growth. I
have adopted a historical methodology (narrative) to understand
and explain its appearance, functions, and contributions in the
kingdom. This will be supplemented with material found in public
and private libraries, archives and museums, and artifacts.
The paper reveals that the exact date of Islam’s introduction remains
unknown and that local Muslims worshipped in secret until
1836, when a Muslim named Ali Atewogboye ascended the
throne. He and his successor gave Islam a strong foundation due
to their sociopolitical and economic motivations. The paper closes
with an account of the factors that facilitated Islam’s spread, the
problems faced by local Muslims, and how they have tried to resolve
these problems.
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The Emergence of a Muslim Minority in the Ado-Ekiti Kingdom of Southwestern Nigeria |
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The Emergence of a Muslim Minority in the Ado-Ekiti Kingdom of Southwestern Nigeria |
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The Emergence of a Muslim Minority in the Ado-Ekiti Kingdom of Southwestern Nigeria |
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The Emergence of a Muslim Minority in the Ado-Ekiti Kingdom of Southwestern Nigeria |
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The Emergence of a Muslim Minority in the Ado-Ekiti Kingdom of Southwestern Nigeria |
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emergence of a muslim minority in the ado-ekiti kingdom of southwestern nigeria |
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