Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift
Reducing poverty has been plaguing the Nigerian state for time immemorial, and a quite number of policies and programs were conceived, designed and implemented to some certain degrees through the ages, however, the efforts are almost fruitless as the incidence of poverty has been rising defying a...
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| author | Kasim, Yusuf Ibrahim, Ahmad Zubir Haji Din, Badariah |
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| description | Reducing poverty has been plaguing the Nigerian state for time immemorial, and a quite number
of policies and programs were conceived, designed and implemented to some certain degrees
through the ages, however, the efforts are almost fruitless as the incidence of poverty has been
rising defying all the efforts at mitigating its menace. Accordingly, this paper aims at exploring a
paradigm shift in the course of addressing the scourge of poverty in Nigeria. To achieve this
objective a conceptual model for poverty reduction has been proposed by the paper with a shift
from the conventional mechanism or perspective to a proposed ideal Islamic conceptual model
which if adhered to would ensure comprehensive prosperity in Nigeria thereby ensuring poverty
reduction and overall well-being of the Nigerian populace. In the proposed conceptual model this
paper envisaged the role of Islamic ideals of governance and administration in the quest for a
better society free of squalor, hunger, hopelessness and despair. Consequently, relevant
literature were used to develop the conceptual model and a discourse on Nigeria’s strive towards
poverty reduction was carried out. Specifically, the conceptual model emphasized on amanah
(trusteeship), adlah (justice), and istislah (public interest) as the mechanisms that would usherin
and ensure prosperity and poverty reduction in Nigeria.
Keywords: Poverty reduction, Amanah, Adlah, Istislah |
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| spelling | usm-406142018-05-25T06:24:57Z http://eprints.usm.my/40614/ Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift Kasim, Yusuf Ibrahim, Ahmad Zubir Haji Din, Badariah H1-99 Social sciences (General) Reducing poverty has been plaguing the Nigerian state for time immemorial, and a quite number of policies and programs were conceived, designed and implemented to some certain degrees through the ages, however, the efforts are almost fruitless as the incidence of poverty has been rising defying all the efforts at mitigating its menace. Accordingly, this paper aims at exploring a paradigm shift in the course of addressing the scourge of poverty in Nigeria. To achieve this objective a conceptual model for poverty reduction has been proposed by the paper with a shift from the conventional mechanism or perspective to a proposed ideal Islamic conceptual model which if adhered to would ensure comprehensive prosperity in Nigeria thereby ensuring poverty reduction and overall well-being of the Nigerian populace. In the proposed conceptual model this paper envisaged the role of Islamic ideals of governance and administration in the quest for a better society free of squalor, hunger, hopelessness and despair. Consequently, relevant literature were used to develop the conceptual model and a discourse on Nigeria’s strive towards poverty reduction was carried out. Specifically, the conceptual model emphasized on amanah (trusteeship), adlah (justice), and istislah (public interest) as the mechanisms that would usherin and ensure prosperity and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Keywords: Poverty reduction, Amanah, Adlah, Istislah School of Social Sciences, USM A Kadir, Nadhrah Rahmat, Siti Rahyla Mohd Tayeb, Azmil Mohd, Saidatulakmal 2017 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40614/1/ART_40.pdf Kasim, Yusuf and Ibrahim, Ahmad Zubir and Haji Din, Badariah (2017) Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift. In: Social Sciences Postgraduate International Seminar (SSPIS) 2017. School of Social Sciences, USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, pp. 308-314. ISBN 9789671544013 |
| spellingShingle | H1-99 Social sciences (General) Kasim, Yusuf Ibrahim, Ahmad Zubir Haji Din, Badariah Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift |
| title | Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift |
| title_full | Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift |
| title_fullStr | Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift |
| title_short | Mitigating Poverty through Islamic Ideals of Administration in Nigeria: A Paradigm Shift |
| title_sort | mitigating poverty through islamic ideals of administration in nigeria: a paradigm shift |
| topic | H1-99 Social sciences (General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/40614/ http://eprints.usm.my/40614/1/ART_40.pdf |