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VOLUME 6:

Muslims: Why Muslim Sharia Law

This volume is the third in this series to represent the Nigerian Muslim voice. This one explains the reason Nigerian Muslims want to revive Muslim law or sharia.

It is in line with their rejection of secularism, the tool colonialists consciously used to undermine their religion and to replace it with what Muslims consider a cheap and unrealistic secularism. It is seen as the cause for the disintegration of Western culture. So, why force it on others?

PREFACE—p. 15

Chapter 1—INTRODUCTION—p. 19

Chapter 2—SHARIA DESCRIBED—p. 29

Descriptions of Sharia
Contrast between Sharia and Non-sharia People
Mankind as God’s Trustee / Vice-regent / Khalifa
Of Judges and Justice
Wholism
Concluding Remarks

Chapter 3—SHARIA DEVELOPMENTS IN NIGERIA—p. 53

Pre-Zamfara Developments – 19th and 20th Centuries

Danfodio’s Revival – 19th Century
Colonial Phase – 1900-1960
Post-Colonial Phase – 1960-1977
Constituent Assemblies Phase – 1977-2000

New Millennium Revival – 2000-2006

Governor Sani – Pioneer
Sharia in Select States

Kano State
Kaduna State
Bauchi State
Sharia in South-Western States
National Coverage

Federal Government Reactions
New Sharia?
Closing Comments

Chapter 4—HOPE, REALIZATION, DISAPPOINTMENTS—p. 129

Hopes

Zamfara Governor and Government
Other Muslims

Claims of Success and Failures

Zamfara State Dynamics

Governor and Government
Citizens

The Situation in Kano
Views in Bauchi State
Jigawa State – Governor in Sharia Court

General Developments
Closing Remarks

Chapter 5—CONSTITUTION, CULTURE, DEMOCRACY—p. 181

Constitutional Issues

Zamfara Governor and Governmnent
Miscellaneous Muslim Opinions
The Federal Government Stance
Police and Military
Sharia Under or Above Constitution?
Zamfara an Islamic State?

Cultural Appropriateness
A Democratic Measure
Concluding Remarks

Chapter 6—MUSLIM CRITIQUE AND OPPOSITION—p. 219

Tone, Attitude, Atmosphere
Sharia Implementation Authority
Caution, Opposition and Disagreement Regarding Implementation

Pre-Zamfara Caution
Opposition to the Zamfara Initiative
Political Motivations
Corruption
Secular Muslims
Distorted and Partial Implementation
Class Orientation and Economic Mobility
Literal Versus Liberal Interpretation

The Jos Conference
Concluding Remarks

Chapter 7—WOMEN'S ISSUES AND HUMAN RIGHTS—p. 275

Introduction
Pre-Zamfara Women’s Roles and Rights
Post-Zamfara Women Under the New Sharia

Adultery

The Case of Safiyatu Hussaini
The Case of Aminu Lawal

Gender Separation

Transportation
Education

Female Dress Code
Miscellaneous Women’s Measures

Prostitution
Polygamy
Street Hawkers

Status and Role of Women in General
Critique by Muslim Women
The Row over Capital Punishment
Muslim Critique of Western Human Rights
Repugnancy Overturned
Biased Reporting
Concluding Remarks

APPENDICES—p. 333

NOTE: For reasons of space and economy, these appendices, though listed here, are not found in the book in any of its three formats – hard cover, CD version, E-book – but only on the Companion-CD outside the parameters of vol. 6 itself.

1.	Zamfara State Government:	Our Final Stand on Sharia – 2000
2.	Ibrahim Sulaiman:	Beyond the Caliphate: A Vision for the Future – 2005
3.	Ayesha Imam:	Women NGOs Oppose Theocracy – 1999
4.	Sulaiman Ibrahim:	Culture, Books, Films in Sharia – 2005
5.	Anonymous:	Sharia and Islamic Revival – ?
6.	Sule Gambari:	Understanding Sharia – 2000
7.	Sanusi L. Sanusi:	Globalization, Modernity and Sharia – 2005
8.	Mahmud Turi:	We Are Not Shi'a – 1988
9.	Muhammad Abubakar:	Muslims to Withdraw from Constituent Assembly – 1989
10.	A. Bello Alkali:	The Zamfara Initiative – 1999
11.	Ibrahim I. Bello:	Musulmi na Sauraren Majalisa Kole – 1988
12.	Oghogho Obayuwana:	From Sharia to Yam – 2003
13.	Labaran Abdullahi:	Noise, Fury, Signifying Nothing – 2000
14.	Ahmad Mahmoud:	Adoption and Implementation of Sharia in Zamfara – 2000
15.	Lamara Azare:	Kano People Insist on Sharia – 2000
16.	Danlami Takko:	Governor Mu'azu, A Word on Sharia – 2000
17.	Mu'az Dadi:	Sharia Will Guarantee a Better Nigeria – 2000
18.	Governor Ahmed Sani:	Recognizing the Judiciary – 2001
19.	Austine Odo Sani:	If Muslims Fault Constitutionality, I Will Resign – 2000
20.	S. G. Balogun:	Vituperations Against Sani Unwarranted – 2001
21.	Alu Kiru:	A Daidaita Sahu: Malam Shekarau, Ba Mu Gane Ba – 2004
22.	Chidi Obineche:	The Day Turaki Tasted His Bitter Pills – 2004
23.	Abdurrahman Shehu:	Sharia Implementation: The Way Forward – 2005
24.	Obed Minchakpu:	Muslim and Christian Students Clash – 2004
25.	Wisdom Patrick and Others:	Bauchi, Kano Officials in Net – 2005
26.	Council of Ulama Zamfara Islamic State:	A Welcome Development – 1999
27.	Abdulsalam Ajetunmobi:	Sharia not Suitable in Multi-Cultural Setting – 2000
28.	Musa I. Umar:	Does Sharia Only Mean Punishment? – 2005
29.	Sa'adatu Ahmad:	"No, Hajiya, No!" – 2000
30.	Jazuli Lawal:	Politics of Religion in the North – 2005
31	Advertisement:	Muslim Brothers Berating Christians – 1987
32.	Jama’atul Nasril Islam:	Sharia No Threat to Nigeria – 2000
33.	Yakubu Yerimah:	A Case of the New Nigerian – 1999
34.	Abdulkadir Orire:	Islamic Family Setup Antidote to Immorality – 1988
35.	The Pen:	Judges in Gongola to Undergo Sharia Course – 1989
36.	Umar T. Umar:	Fashion in Nigeria: Dressing to Kill – 2004
37.	ThisDay:	Nigerian Woman Wins Award for Anti-Sharia Campaign – 2002
38.	Sani Babadoko and Others:	Federal Government Cautioned on Abolition of Death Penalty – 2003
39.	Ahamefule Ogbu:	Capital Punishment Divides House – 2003
40.	Ayesha Imam:	Islam and Women's Rights – 2002
41.	Saifullahi Kasala:	Gyaran Albashin Alkalai – 2005
42.	Zakari Muhammad:	Open Letter to CAN – 1989
43.	FOMWAN:	Challenges Islamic Scholars – 1989
44.	Nigerian Marxist Journal:	Opposes Religious Division among Workers – 1999
45.	Aliyu Tilde:	Democracy or Hypocrisy – ?
46.	Wada Nas:	The Affairs of Hypocrites – 2000
47.	Ibrahim El-Zakzaki:	Qualifications for Implementing Sharia – 1999
48.	Agaju Madugba Zakzaki:	Toro Vs Sani on Sharia – 1999
49.	Paul Mamza:	Legacy of Prof. Ishaya Shuaibu Audu – 2005
50.	Africa Confidential:	Shariocracy on Trial – 2001
51.	Africa Confidential:	How Sharia Spread – 2001
52.	Ahmad Hammad:	Knowing How to Differ – 2003
53.	Vanguard:	Man to Die for Rape – 2002
54.	Bala Abdullahi:	No Sharia amidst Poverty – 1999
55.	Labaran Abdullahi:	First Sharia Victims – 2000
56.	Danlami Nwodu:	Sharia Above Constitution – 1999
57.	Ibrahim Umar:	Sharia Respects Pluralism – 1999
58.	Obed Minchakpu:	British Saudis Sponsor Militants – 2004
59.	Banu Az-Zubair:	Secularism, Sharia, Constitution – 2002?
60.	Tijjani Bello:	Gwamnatin Borno Ta Hana Sayar da Giya – 2001
61.	Bala Ejiga:	Sharia and You – 1999
62.	Elizabeth Kendal:	Islamists Brewing Terror – 2004
63.	The Pen:	The Punch's Definition – 1989
64.	Jan H. Boer:	Sharia State by State – 2006