Lateef Onireti Ibraheem
University of Ilorin

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A Study on Selected Texts of the Islamic Poetry in Northern Nigeria in the 17th and 18th Centuries | دراسة تحليلية لنصوص مختارة من الشعر الإسلامي بشمال نيجيريا خلال القرنين السابع عشر والثامن عشر الميلادين Abdulsalam Muhammad Usman; Lateef Onireti Ibraheem
Al-Zahra : Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies Vol 17, No 2 (2020): Al-Zahra: Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies
Publisher : Fakultas Dirasat Islamiyah, Univitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15408/zr.v17i2.14422

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Nigerian Scholars, like their counterpart in West Africa, studied Arabic in other to understand Islam. This research studied selected text from Islamic poetry composed in Arabic by the Borno Kingdom and Hausaland poets in the eighteen and seventeen centuries in Northern Nigeria. The aim is to panoramically bring to fore the social, political, economic, educational and religious features embedded in the poetry as well as ascertain its quality. Hence the paper discusses, after introduction, Nigeria and the advent of Islam vis a vis Arabic Language, highlights selected poems, studied and criticized its contents based on the theory of Al-Adabul Islami (Islamic Literature). Descriptive method was adopted to analyse the selected poems.  At the end of the study, it was discovered that the poetry of this era conformed to the theory of Al-Adabul Islami in its forms and contents, because the poets who composed it adhered strictly to Islamic teachings in their ideas, selection of themes and modes of expression. The language used is also of high standard and derived it strength from the Quran, Sunnah and other Islamic sources. 
The debate between the Baṣrah and Kūfah Schools in Naḥw: A critical discourse analysis of political interests M. Abdul Hamid; Segaf Baharun; Lateef Onireti Ibraheem; Kaharuddin; Muhamad Syahril; Ubay Ubay
Studies in English Language and Education Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24815/siele.v13i2.1099

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The language contains an ideology that is connected to power and domination. This is because language is used depending on a particular ideological point of view and the actions of those holding power. Likewise, the differences in the schools’ (understandings) of Naḥw Baṣrah and Kūfah are also influenced by their users’ ideology and power dominance. Therefore, this study discusses the ideological dimensions and political interests in the debate between the schools of Naḥw Baṣrah and Kūfah. This study uses the critical discourse analysis (CDA) method on the corpus of literature and dialogues of central figures, such as Sībawayh and al-Kisāʾī, to discuss discursive practices that describe power construction and delegitimization strategies between schools. The results of this study indicate that the methodological differences between the normative Baṣrah and the flexible Kūfah are manifestations of ideological disputes and political interests that affect their legitimacy, not only linguistic. The delegitimization strategy is a symbolic domination tool to protect each group’s intellectual authority. Therefore, the implications of this research emphasize the urgency of estimating the ideological and political background in the study of Naḥw science, especially in interpreting the polemics of the Baṣrah and Kūfah schools, so that the linguistic approach can be more comprehensive and critical of the socio-historical context.