AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm

@unilorin.edu.ng

Senior Lecturer and Religions/Arts



                 

https://researchid.co/abdulgafar_01

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Arts and Humanities, Religious studies

20

Scopus Publications

1059

Scholar Citations

9

Scholar h-index

9

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications


  • Examining the contributions of muslim women in achieving sustainable development goals in Nigeria
    AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm and Suliat Yetunde Memud
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    AbstractThe study aims to investigate the often underestimated role of Muslim women in the context of Nigeria in advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The methodology employed in this research involves qualitative methods, allowing for an in-depth exploration of the multifaceted contributions of Muslim women in areas such as education, healthcare, gender equality, poverty reduction, and community development. Data for this study was obtained through interviews and surveys involving Muslim women from various regions in Nigeria, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of their roles, challenges, and strategies. The data was meticulously analyzed to identify the challenges faced by these women, the innovative strategies they employ to overcome these challenges, and the tangible impact of their efforts on the progression of SDGs in Nigeria. The findings of this research highlight the pivotal role of Muslim women in sustainable development and emphasize the need for recognizing and empowering them as catalysts for positive change. This recognition, in turn, is seen as a catalyst for broader inclusivity and gender equity initiatives, both within Nigeria and beyond, with the ultimate goal of achieving SDGs in a more comprehensive and inclusive manner.

  • Interreligious Interaction in the Ilorin Metropolis
    Lydia Bosede Akande, Olatunde Oyewole Ogunbiyi, and AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    Brill
    Abstract This study explores interreligious interactions in Ilorin, Nigeria, with a focus on Sobi Hill. Employing a phenomenological approach, it examines how different religious groups interpret and engage with this symbol of unity. Through historical analysis, site visits, observations, questionnaires, and interviews, the research identifies three key factors that contributes to peaceful coexistence: influential figures, evolving generational attitudes, and Sobi Hill’s religious significance. The study concludes that Ilorin’s harmonious coexistence is epitomized by Sobi Hill, where residents from various faiths gather for joint celebrations that emphasize the city’s commitment to unity.

  • Sacredness and Religious Fanaticism
    AbdulGafar O. Fahm and Aisha U. Muhammad
    Brill
    Abstract The authors examine how Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Purple Hibiscus portrays the conflicts between Igbo indigenous culture, Roman Catholic missionary culture, and inculturated Catholicism, and how these conflicts lead to religious fanaticism. This article focuses on the characters’ interactions with their respective cultures and religions, and juxtaposes the extreme devotion of Eugene Achike’s abusive Catholicism with the flexible understanding of the oneness of God in Papa Nnukwu’s traditional religious practices. The authors underscore the value of cultural diversity and the importance of tolerance and understanding while cautioning against the dangers of strict adherence to religious dogma.

  • “I WILL MAKE THEE AN IMAM TO THE NATIONS”: LESSONS FOR NIGERIAN PUBLIC LEADERS IN THE STORY OF PROPHET IBRAHIM
    AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    Islamic Sciences and Research Academy
    The purpose of this paper is to explore the contemporary challenge of bad leaders and public leadership in Nigeria and to identify the characteristics of Prophet Ibrahim as a model for leaders to enhance development in the country. This study is descriptive and qualitative. The country’s aspiration for credible public leadership, Prophetic Leadership Theory (PLT), public leadership within the context of spirituality and religion, and the life of Prophet Ibrahim from an Islamic perspective were reviewed, to identify a practical approach for Islamic public leadership ethics as a way of promoting national development. This article contributes to two main areas of development: Islamic public leadership, and various African contexts and cultures. Results show that prophetic public leadership ethics has the necessary attributes in enhancing the public leadership quality currently needed in Nigeria. The country leaders should focus on ethical and moral virtues, courage, avoiding corruption and corrupt practices, having the spirit of sacrifice and devotion, and being able to communicate sincerely to improve the nation-building process of the country. The prophetic public leadership framework proposed in this study can enhance the emergence of credible public leadership and leaders in Nigeria. The paper emphasizes the importance of prophetic public leadership ethics as a basis for choosing a leader and proposes a prophetic public leadership framework as shown by Prophet Ibrahim’s approach to be applied in Nigeria’s public leadership structure as a way of promoting national development.

  • Revisiting Socioeconomic Development Hypothesis: Does Zakat Matter for OIC Member Countries?
    Aroua Robbana, Abdessamad Raghibi, and AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

  • ICT enabled Almajiri education in Nigeria: Challenges and prospects
    AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm, Adesina Lukuman Azeez, Yusuf Olayinka Imam-Fulani, Omenogo Veronica Mejabi, Nasir Faruk, Musbau Dogo Abdulrahaman, Lukman Abiodun Olawoyin, Abdulkarim Ayopo Oloyede, and Nazmat Toyin Surajudeen-Bakinde
    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

  • Religious Encounters in Osogbo, Nigeria: A Muslim Perspective
    Mumini O. Rauf and AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    Universitas Islam Indonesia (Islamic University of Indonesia)
    This paper examines the level of religious encounters among people of diverse faiths in Osogbo. It addresses the open exchange and interrelationship of adherents of different faiths within the city as well as the level of misunderstanding that exists from a Muslim perspective. The study is historical and descriptive. It is historical in the sense that it assesses newspaper reports, oral interviews, and court records while a descriptive approach was used in analyzing all the issues related to concepts and ideas of religious encounters.  It reveals that the actions and inactions of people of other faiths in Osogbo are threats to social cohesion in the community. The study shows areas of conflict with the Muslims in Osogbo despite the open relationship among people of diverse faiths. The paper, therefore, recommends that for a good relationship to be sustained in Osogbo, there is a need for adherents of the three religions to keep off confrontational approaches and embrace dialogue and mutual understanding to promote peaceful co-existence within the community.


  • Muslim women and the Nigerian party politics


  • Internal mechanisms as tools for conflict resolution: A case study on Share-Tsaragi, Nigeria
    Oyeronke Olademo, R.W. Omotoye, S.O. Ikibe, L.O. Ibraheem, Y.O. Tijani, S.O. Abubakre, A.A. Adebisi, A.J. Aboyeji, A.O. Fahm, and R.A. Adimula
    Elsevier BV

  • Multimedia tools in the teaching and learning processes: A systematic review
    M.D. Abdulrahaman, N. Faruk, A.A. Oloyede, N.T. Surajudeen-Bakinde, L.A. Olawoyin, O.V. Mejabi, Y.O. Imam-Fulani, A.O. Fahm, and A.L. Azeez
    Elsevier BV

  • The policy of whistleblowing in Nigeria: An Islamic perspective
    Abdulwahab Qudus and AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    IGI Global
    One of the most direct methods of exposing corruption in corporate or public institutions is whistleblowing. Quite a number of countries, including Nigeria, have introduced a whistleblowing policy. Among its provisions is to deter corrupt behaviours and guide formal investigations into them. However, Nigeria still lags far behind in this respect, perhaps out of structural inertia in dealing with corruption cases. In this article, the author argues that Nigeria can benefit from the institutional, educational and spiritual framework embedded in whistleblowing in Islam through ‘amr bi-l-ma'rūf wa-naḥy ‘an al-munkar i.e., enjoining good and forbidding wrong. The article, through historical and descriptive approaches, explains the policy of whistleblowing from the Islamic perspective, hence, clarifying some Muslims misconceptions. This study, therefore, presents Islamic principles on the whistleblowing policy and explains some pivotal approaches to addressing whistleblowing policy in Nigeria.

  • Education leaders' utilization of information and communication technology for development in Nigeria
    AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm, Kazeem Kayode Bakare, and Kamaldeen Korede Oladosu
    IGI Global
    The sample is comprised of principals, vice-principals, headmasters, and teachers as educational leaders in primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. The study adopted quantitative research design of the survey type to determine education leaders' perceptions on the adoption of information and communication technology. The quantitative approach in this study involves the use of research instruments consisting of closed-ended, on-line, and paper-based questionnaires (single version sent to multiple respondents). The study found out that education leaders have low perception on the adoption of information and communication technology for dissemination of information, utilization of virtual learning environments among teachers. The study also found out that lack of awareness on e-learning software and inadequate use of internet-enabled technologies or applications were highlighted as challenges in adoption of ICTs for development in Nigeria. The study recommended that educational leaders should make ICT adoption needs known to appropriate authorities.


  • DISGUISED COMMENTARY ON THE QUR’ĀN: THE QUESTION OF FORM AND CONTENT IN RŪMĪ’S MATHNAWĪ
    AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    Islamic Sciences and Research Academy
    Mathnawī, Jalāluddīn Rūmī’s magnum opus, is among the most quoted mystico-didactic epic poems in the Islamic world. The purpose of this research is to provide an assessment of the 13th-century scholar’s work as exegetical commentary on the Qur’an. A theological approach has been adopted to identify the major teachings in the work. In this study, after a brief introduction of Rūmī and his vision of the Qur’an, the research evaluated the Mathnawī from historical, mystical, exegetical and literary perspectives. It identifies the stories of Prophets and their people in his poetic lines and provides a holistic categorization of issues about them found also in various verses of the Qur’an as a possibility of commentary on the Qur’an. In order to establish a meaningful relationship in terms of the form and content in the work, stories of prophets mentioned in the Qur’an are analyzed to facilitate comprehensive assessment. This also serves as a guide to Rūmī’s interpretation of the Qur’an. It was discovered that Jalāluddīn Rūmī in his work pays particular attention to the spiritual attributes of each prophet. An overall evaluation of the Mathnawī shows that Rūmī did not only use Qur’an verses or words but also rational arguments, stories, and anecdotes to drive home his commentary on the Qur’an.

  • “Everything Has Beauty but Not Everyone Sees It”: An Islamic Alternative to Assessing Beauty
    Abdulgafar Olawale Fahm
    Informa UK Limited
    ABSTRACT The constant reference to beauty ideals in all facets of contemporary culture, including work, sex, and religion as well as the constant exposure to images of “beautiful” women, which are ubiquitous in the mass media as the ideal, make a search for a categorical view a necessity. Through qualitative research approach, in which critical, content, and discourse analysis were applied on classical, as well as relevant contemporary materials on beauty, this study contributes an Islamic perspective to the discourse, and hinges its discussions on the primary sources in Islam (Qur’an and Hadith). The paper examines what the Qur’an and Hadith view as beauty and physical attractiveness. It was discovered that in Islam, beauty has five primary emphases: virtue, divine, nature, order, and proportion.

  • Islam, sustainable consumption, and consumers' motivations in Nigeria
    AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    IGI Global
    The chapter considers the views of Islam, consumer, and consumption researchers on the compatibility and incompatibility of Islam with sustainable consumption. To this end, the author examine the consumers' motivations for consumption and critically evaluate their parallels within Islamic norms. Then, the notions of Islam and consumption are analyzed and evaluated in depth. The study also attempts to show the Muslims' perception of consumption and motivation. The findings suggest that Muslim consumers in Nigeria are motivated to practice sustainable consumption and are driven primarily by their Islamic understandings. This study, therefore, recommends the concept of moderation as a major Islamic motivation to consumption sustainability and if put in place could result in a compatible motivation to sustainable consumption.

  • Islam and disaster management in contemporary times: a psycho-socio-spiritual response
    AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    Informa UK Limited
    ABSTRACT This paper draws on the understanding that Islam as a religion can significantly contribute in the area of disaster management. It examines the way disaster is portrayed within the broader scope of Islamic literature, but with the specific aim of contextualizing it within contemporary approach to disaster management. Through exegetical, historical and descriptive approaches, it is demonstrated that psycho-socio-spiritual interventions such as tawakkul (trust in God), shukr (gratitude), sabr (patience) are attributes that can help foster and promote individual and communal resilience in order to mitigate disasters. Therefore, in the face of a disaster, an individual or community can obtain vital spiritual support from their beliefs and can also have access to and rely on important support and resources that are generated or mobilized by their belief-based framework.

  • Ijebu ode’s ojude oba festival: Cultural and spiritual significance
    AbdulGafar Olawale Fahm
    SAGE Publications
    Yoruba festivals are numerous and multifarious. For this reason, some are of the view that the Yorubas are deeply spiritual. In addition to the generally celebrated festivals among the Yorubas, each Yoruba tribe has its own festivals. A series of these festivals called the Ojude Oba festival is celebrated by the Ijebus who are renowned for both their enterprise and affluence. This article examines the cultural and spiritual significance of the Ojude Oba festival. It analyzes the early beginnings of the festival while providing insights into the epoch of the Ijebus. The festival constitutes a major commercial activity that brings about economic integration and development of the Ijebu community. This article argues that the Ojude Oba festival should not be seen simply for its entertainment value, but as a manifestation of Yoruba cultural, socio-economic, and spiritual values.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Bridging Divides: The Role of Digital Technology in Democratising Islamic Education in Nigeria
    AGO Fahm
    Asian Journal of African Studies, 31-54 2025

  • Reflections on Rumi’s Mathnawi and Ecological Spirituality: Introducing an African Perspective
    AGO Fahm
    Afkar: Jurnal Akidah dan Pemikiran Islam 26 (2), 295-336 2024

  • Analysis Of The Quranic Translation In Dayak Kanayatn Language: History, Characteristics, And Its Significance For The West Kalimantan Community
    W Parwanto, U Yuliarto, H Putra, IF Husnaini, T Akbar, AGO Fahm
    ZAD Al-Mufassirin 6 (2), 355-377 2024

  • Disability and Islamic Spiritual Practise: A Study of Muslim Philanthropic Activities for the Disabled in Nigeria
    AGO Fahm
    Al-Shafi’i International Journal of Islamic Contemporary Studies 5 (1), 83–103 2024

  • Utilizing Islamic Ethics to Alleviate Multidimensional Problems In Nigeria
    AO Fahm, IO Abdulraheem, AM Ali
    AL-IKHSAN Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic Studies 2 (2), 228-241 2024

  • The Role of Qawā’id Fiqhiyyah in Strengthening Waqf Law: A Review of Challenges and Solutions in Indonesia
    I Jalili, M Firdaus, AGO Fahm
    Al-Qadha: Jurnal Hukum Islam dan Perundang-Undangan 11 (2), 226-250 2024

  • Facebook as a Case Study: Exploring Da ‘wah on Social Media in Southwestern Nigeria
    IA Oladele, AGO Fahm
    Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Ushuluddin 23 (1), 71-84 2024

  • Sacredness and Religious Fanaticism: Exploring the Intersection of Igbo Indigenous Culture, Roman Catholic Missionary Culture, and Inculturated Catholicism in Chimamanda Ngozi
    AGO Fahm, AU Muhammad
    Journal of Religion in Africa 55 (1), 84-101 2024

  • Interreligious Interaction in the Ilorin Metropolis: A Phenomenological Study of Sobi Hill
    LB Akande, OO Ogunbiyi, AGO Fahm
    Journal of Religion in Africa 55 (1), 102-120 2024

  • Examining the contributions of muslim women in achieving sustainable development goals in Nigeria
    AGO Fahm, SY Memud
    Discover Global Society 2 (4) 2024

  • Is-haq Oloyede in the Scale of People’s Feelings and Opinions
    LO Ibraheem, AGO Fahm
    ISLAMICS, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE TO SOCIETY: A FESTSCHRIFT FOR IS-HAQ 2024

  • ICT Adoption in Almajiri Education: Enhancing Inclusiveness and Educational Divide Reduction
    OV Mejabi, AL Azeez, N Faruk, NT Surajudeen-Bakinde, AA Oloyede, ...
    ISLAMICS, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE TO SOCIETY: A FESTSCHRIFT FOR IS-HAQ 2024

  • Yoruba Culture and Its Intersection With Islamic Ethics and Jurisprudence
    ARA Adeoye, AGO Fahm
    ISLAMICS, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE TO SOCIETY: A FESTSCHRIFT FOR IS-HAQ 2024

  • Fostering Religious Harmony in Nigeria: A Comprehensive Exploration of Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede’s Advocacy
    TM Salisu, AGO Fahm, LB Akande
    ISLAMICS, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE TO SOCIETY: A FESTSCHRIFT FOR IS-HAQ 2024

  • The Legacy of Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede’s Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Islamic Thought
    AGO Fahm, HA Ajimotokan
    ISLAMICS, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE TO SOCIETY: A FESTSCHRIFT FOR IS-HAQ 2024

  • Islamics, Scholarship and Service to Society: A Festschrift for Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede
    MA Adedimeji, AGO Fahm, ( Eds.)
     2024

  • Tracing Nigerianity and Global Trajectories: On the Role of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Shaping Identity and Scholarship
    AGO Fahm
    Ascendancy of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Nigeria: Festschrift in Honour 2024

  • Evaluation of Qur’an Memorization Techniques at Al-Itqaan Academy Kaduna: A Comprehensive Analysis of Implementation Strategies
    NM Muhammad, AGO Fahm
    18th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, 6769-6781 2024

  • Exploring Interfaith Connections at Sobi Hill, Ilorin, Nigeria: A Comprehensive Investigation
    OO Ogunbiyi, AO Fahm, LB Akande
    Jurnal Tarbiyatuna 14 (2), 116-129 2023

  • Qur'anic Model for Parenting in the 21st Century
    DG Yusuph, AGO Fahm
    Jurnal Adabiyah 23 (2), 263-285 2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Multimedia tools in the teaching and learning processes: A systematic review
    MD Abdulrahaman, N Faruk, AA Oloyede, NT Surajudeen-Bakinde, ...
    Heliyon 6 (11) 2020
    Citations: 796

  • ICT enabled Almajiri education in Nigeria: Challenges and prospects
    AGO Fahm, AL Azeez, YO Imam‑Fulani, OV Mejabi, N Faruk, ...
    Education and Information Technologies 27 (3), 3135 – 3169 2022
    Citations: 33

  • Islam and disaster management in contemporary times: a psycho-socio-spiritual response
    AGO Fahm
    Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought 38 (3 2019
    Citations: 30

  • The Policy of Whistleblowing in Nigeria: An Islamic Perspective
    Q Abdulwahab, AGO Fahm
    International Journal of Civic Engagement and Social Change (IJCESC) 5 (3 2018
    Citations: 25

  • Ijebu ode’s ojude oba festival: Cultural and spiritual significance
    AGO Fahm
    Sage Open 5 (1), 2158244015574640 2015
    Citations: 20

  • Muslim Women and Social Responsibility in Nigeria: Contributions of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN)
    AGO Fahm
    Alternation Special Edition 19, 175-191 2017
    Citations: 16

  • Internal mechanisms as tools for conflict resolution: A case study on Share-Tsaragi, Nigeria
    O Olademo, RW Omotoye, SO Ikibe, LO Ibraheem, YO Tijani, ...
    Heliyon 7 (1), 1-7 2021
    Citations: 14

  • Teachers strategies in strengthening character education based on islamic values in online learning during the covid-19 pandemic
    I Mawardi, AB Raharjo, AGO Fahm
    Jurnal Tarbiyatuna 12 (2), 87-97 2021
    Citations: 10

  • Remaking society from within: An investigation into contemporary Islamic activism in Nigeria
    AGO Fahm
    Heliyon 6 (7), 1-8 2020
    Citations: 10

  • An Assessment of the Islamization of Knowledge Process in Nigeria
    FAG Olawale
    World Journal of Islamic History and Civilization 4 (4), 119-124 2014
    Citations: 9

  • A Brief Analysis of the Meditation on Death in Sufism: With Reference to Al-Ghazālī and Rūmī
    AGO Fahm
    The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society 4 (3), 7-14 2014
    Citations: 9

  • Islamic ethics and stem cell research
    FAG Olawale
    Islam and Civilisational Renewal 4 (1), 103-116 2013
    Citations: 9

  • The Method of Interpretation on Qs. Al-Fatihah in Tarjuman Al-Mustafid By Abdul Rauf As-Singkili
    W Parwanto, T Akbar, AGO Fahm
    QiST: Journal of Quran and Tafseer Studies 1 (3), 264-276 2022
    Citations: 8

  • Islam and Human Rights with Special Reference to the Universal Human Rights and the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights
    AH MWAMBURI, AGO FAHM
    Jurnal Syariah (Shariah Journal) 26 (1), 123-140 2018
    Citations: 8

  • The Intellectual and Spiritual Contribution of Nuruddin Ar-Raniri to Islamic Education in Indonesia
    MA Hamisi, AGO Fahm
    Jurnal Pendidikan Islam (Journal of Islamic Education) 3 (2), 169-178 2017
    Citations: 8

  • Beyond Good Practices and Standards: An Islamic Framework of Sustainable Business Practices for Corporate Organisation
    AGO Fahm
    Islamic Economic Studies 25 (3), 1-18 2018
    Citations: 7

  • “Everything Has Beauty but Not Everyone Sees It”: An Islamic Alternative to Assessing Beauty
    AO Fahm
    Journal of Intercultural Communication Research 49 (3), 211-226 2020
    Citations: 6

  • Investment and Wealth Management in Contemporary Times: Zakat as a Viable Approach
    AGO Fahm
    Wealth Management and Investment in Islamic Settings: Opportunities and 2022
    Citations: 5

  • Critical Assessment of Isrāf (Wastefulness) on Socio-Religious Activities of Muslims in Mushin, Lagos State
    AGO Fahm, IO Yussuf
    Journal of Islamic and Religious Studies 5 (2), 15-32 2020
    Citations: 4

  • Spirituality and Consumerism: Consumer Behaviour among Muslim University Students in Malaysia
    AGO Fahm, JA Sanni
    Jurnal Islam dan Masyarakat Kontemporari (Journal of Islam and Contemporary 2019
    Citations: 4