Islam and Development Studies

To acquaint the students with the broad outlines of Islam as a religion and a way of life and to acquaint him with the original sources and methods of understanding the principles and laws of Islam.
To prepare the students to understand Islam as a culture and civilization.
To describe Islam to the students according to its original sources; especially the Qur’ān and the Sunnah.
To maintain rigorous scholarly approach to the problems of the contemporary Muslim communities with particular reference to Nigeria.
To create in students the scholarly habit of facing new challenges with intellectuality rather than sentiment.
To produce graduates who will advance the frontiers of what is known in the field of Islamic studies through useful research programme relevant to Nigerian situation in particular and the world in general.
To produce graduates who will be tolerant to the other person’s opinion and treat issues with merits founded on knowledge.
To place Islam in the context of other world religious traditions especially those that relate to Nigeria.
To produce graduates who will adequately serve the staffing needs of post primary and tertiary institutions.
To produce graduates capable of handling Sharī‘ah (legal matters) to meet up with the current demand and practice of the Sharī‘ah legal system in Nigeria.
To produce graduates with sound moral, academic and professional training for Da’awah and Irshād and other appropriate means to promote peace, stability and progress in the pluralistic Nigerian polity and also help in various ways in solving the nation’s decadence and corruption and enlighten the people about Islam and the sublime purpose of life.