Contributions Of Islamic Co-Operative Societies To Muslims In Yorubaland (South-Western Nigeria)//Sumbangan Poperasi Persatuan Masyarakat Islam kepada Ummah

• Main Author: Fatai Owolabi Jamiu
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: Kata kunci: sumbangan, kecemasan, pertubuhan koperasi Islam, Muslim, tanah Yoruba. Keywords: contribution, emergence, Islamic co-operative societies, Muslim, Yorubaland.
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/15478
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Abstract Yorubaland comprises Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Kwara States. Attempts have been made to point out the areas of disagreement between conventional co-operative societies and Islamic co-operative societies with a view to making Yoruba Muslims live their lives according to the dictates of Islam as contained in the Holy Qur’ᾱn and the Sunnah so as to gain Allah’s pleasure not only in this world but also in the hereafter. The paper highlighted some areas where there are rules which Muslims must follow but in the conventional setting, there are no specific patterns of behaviour in those areas particularly in the area of interest. It also discussed the evolution of co-operative societies worldwide and in Yorubaland. Therefore, it reviews poverty to the extent that it hits the Yoruba Muslims. It concluded that many Muslims have been victims of insomnia, hypertension and stroke due to bankruptcy but with the availability of the Islamic Co-operative Societies in every nook and crannies of the Yorubaland, they have been securing loans with ease. Abstrak Yorubaland terdiri daripada Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti dan Negeri Kwara. Percubaan telah dibuat untuk menunjukkan kawasan perselisihan antara masyarakat koperasi konvensional dan masyarakat koperasi Islam dengan tujuan untuk menjadikan Muslim Yoruba menjalani kehidupan mereka mengikut telunjuk Islam seperti yang terkandung dalam al-Quran dan Sunnah dan mendapat keredhaan Allah bukan sahaja di dunia ini tetapi juga di akhirat. Makalah ini menyerlahkan beberapa bidang di mana terdapat peraturan yang mesti diikuti oleh umat Islam tetapi dalam suasana konvensional, Tidak ada ciri-ciri khas dalam bidang tersebut. Ia juga membincangkan evolusi masyarakat di seluruh dunia dan di tanah Yoruba dengan tujuan untuk mengurangkan kemiskinan. Dianggap cukup dan membuat kesimpulan bahawa ramai orang Islam telah menjadi mangsa insomnia, tekanan darah tinggi dan strok disebabkan oleh kebankrapan tetapi dengan adanya Koperasi Islam Pertubuhan di setiap tempat di tanah Yoruba, mereka telah mendapat.