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Title:Intra-religious conflicts among Muslim ummah (community) in Tamale from the 1960s to 2011
Author:Ayuba, Ibrahim Alidu
Year:2011
Pages:152
Language:English
City of publisher:Kumasi
Publisher:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:Islamic movements
theses (form)
conflict
About persons:Yusuf Sualih Ajura (1890-2004)
Ibrahim Niasse (1902-1975)ISNI
Abdullahi Ahmad Maikano (1928-2005)
External link:http://ir.knust.edu.gh/bitstream/123456789/4045/1/Final.pdf
Abstract:This study explored the Intra-Religious Conflicts among Muslim ummah (Community) in Tamale from the 1960s to 2011. It is aimed at finding out the causes of conflicts among Muslims and the effects of such conflicts on the advancement of their communities. The survey adopted a multi-faceted approach of data collection. Basically data was obtained from personal interviews with leaders of the Tijaniyyah, Ahlus-Sunnah, Ahmadiyyah and the Shiah Islamic denominations in Tamale. Structured questionnaire were also administered to a sampled size of 100 respondents across all the four Islamic denominations and the general public. Participatory observation was employed by the researcher to study at first hand the teachings and practices of the various Islamic denominations in Tamale. Content analysis was used to review the findings in relation to the Qur?an and Sunnah. The findings revealed that Intra-Religious Conflicts are real among Muslims in Tamale and are caused by factors like: doctrinal or theological differences, intolerance, political, chieftaincy and Arab influences. The conflicts have claimed lives, properties and damaged relationships among the Muslim ummah in Tamale. The conflict situations among Muslims in the metropolis require the collective efforts of individuals, the various Islamic denominations, the government and non-governmental organizations. The overall study would not only benefit the various Islamic denominations in Tamale but the general Ghanaian Muslim ummah, the wider population, the policy makers, the governmental and the non-governmental bodies since such conflicts have national and international implications.
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