Today, with about eighty million Muslims, Nigeria occupies a sensitive position not only in West Africa but also in the entire Islamic world. For this reason, Nigerian Muslims—both during the independence struggle against colonialism and after independence—are politically, economically, and religiously engaged, and they have been and continue to be socially privileged.
They have established social and religious organizations responsible for maintaining their affairs, guarding their Islamic character, and fulfilling their duty of Islamic outreach through teaching, writing books, and training missionaries, guides, and teachers.
Sharia law in Nigeria
Sharia law in Nigeria is enacted as the main body of civil and criminal law in twelve Muslim states. The majority of states since 1999, when Zamfara state governor Ahmed Thani Yerima began pushing for the institution of Sharia at the state level. In that year, the “Proclamation of Complete Sharia Law” was issued in twelve states, and the states established Islamic legal institutions such as the Sharia Commission and the Islamic Law Commission, “groups expected to promote Islamic virtue while preventing evil.”
Development factors of Muslims in Nigeria
In reviewing the history of the presence of Muslims in Nigeria and taking a quick look at their performance, the following points can be briefly mentioned in their progress:
1- unity and solidarity.
For the first factor and the most obvious factor that one should keep in mind regarding Nigerian Muslims is their unity and solidarity.
Their unity and the secret of this unity is in providing drama to the people of science and especially religious thinkers.
The Muslims of Nigeria reached power and position by understanding that they should all join hands and put their hands and power in the hands of their warm-hearted and wise people.
2- The clarity of the queue.
Among Nigerian Muslims, the line is clear and obvious, and anyone who wants to adhere to Islam and its instructions, everything is clear and obvious to him, and the enemy is also defined and clear, so in such a situation, progress and compete. And the competition will be easier and more concrete to prepare than if everything is vague.
3- Strengthening the religious spirit in the society.
Realizing that the creation of a religious spirit among Muslims will make Muslims stick to their values and others will be inclined towards it, Nigerian Muslims began to build culture in this field, which is considered one of the major factors of their progress.
4- Trusting elders.
The people and general Muslims in Nigeria have complete trust in their elders and scientific and political personalities and based on this belief they have put them in power.
In this land, Muslims consider this factor more effective than any other factor in their progress and strength.
And rightly so, this is one of the prominent factors of becoming stronger and differentiating a force in the direction of a society.
5- Encouraging and persuading the new generation.
Nigerian Muslims, with the approach of encouraging young people to knowledge and science, turns them into future makers of the future.
In our religious orders, this miserliness has been mentioned and reminded for Muslims that they should take advantage of it in their lives and use this privilege in obtaining degrees and positions.
The result
By examining this situation and observing the history of Muslim struggles in Nigeria, a person realizes with what factors a person can make a nation out of the citizens of his country, who, having the same opinion and belief, and how to carry out a single word together also give
Keeping in mind the factors of the progress of Muslims in Nigeria – even though great problems will be faced by man – man can draw his own political, economic, intellectual and social destiny with his own hands.
The people of Nigeria, especially the Muslims of that land, realizing that without Islam and the pure teachings of Islam, it is not possible for a person to reach a useful position in the society, they raised themselves to power and domination, and they also took the reins of education in their society. And with this performance, they gave martyrdom to all the world and stood up against the unbelieving powers.
The struggle of the Nigerian people and their uprising against the ruthless colonialists is the best example and lesson for all those who are still beating the drum of atheism and thinking that there is no more place for Islam in the international arena. They should take this advice and stop destructive approaches and do not ruin their future and their country, because history has confirmed that no belief or religion has thought about the advancement and progress of humanity like Islam.
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