Recent Scholarship: Ostien on Nigeria’s Sharīʿa Courts

Philip Ostien is the editor of The Nigeria Papers, one of the Special Collections on SHARIAsource. The Nigeria Papers is a comprehensive collection of documentary materials and scholarly analysis on … Continue reading Recent Scholarship: Ostien on Nigeria’s Sharīʿa Courts

Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: Two Famous Cases

Early zeal for application of the reinstated Islamic criminal law resulted in two zināʾ cases which attracted worldwide attention in 2001-2003: the cases of Safiyatu Hussaini and Amina Lawal, litigated … Continue reading Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: Two Famous Cases

Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: Zakāt and Endowments

These materials document, state by state, what each of the sharīʿa states is doing in respect of the collection and distribution of zakāt and the management of pious endowments (waqf, … Continue reading Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: Zakāt and Endowments

Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: Women

These materials include the results relating to gender of a perceptions survey carried out in three sharīʿa states in early 2016, which included questions on hisbah and women, zakat and … Continue reading Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: Women

Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: Hisbah Groups

The sharīʿa states vary widely as to hisbah organizations. Some have none at all, some have informal groups not sanctioned by the state, some have official groups organized under the … Continue reading Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: Hisbah Groups

Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: “Sanitizing Society”

A principal aim of sharīʿa implementation was to address the many social ills besetting Nigeria, or, in this case, besetting the Muslim North. This volume documents changes in the law … Continue reading Sharīʿa Implementation in Northern Nigeria :: “Sanitizing Society”

Contemporary Primary Sources: Kano State v. Lami Adamu: Ruling on the High Court’s Competence to Apply the Sharia Penal Code

The respondent was charged before the High Court of Kano State for the offense of homicide under the Kano State Sharia Penal Code Law 2000. Arguing that only sharīʿa courts … Continue reading Contemporary Primary Sources: Kano State v. Lami Adamu: Ruling on the High Court’s Competence to Apply the Sharia Penal Code