Prof. Isa Muhammad Maishanu

Area of specialization: | Comparative Religion/Qur’anic Studies |
Email: | maishanu.isah@udusok.edu.ng |
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List of Selected Publications
List of publications with links to the publishers
1. Maishanu, I. M., The Comparative Study of Religion and Islamic Dawah - in Dawah Highlights, Dawah Academy, International Islamic University, Islamabad – Pakistan. Vol. VI, Issue No. V, May 1995.
2. Maishanu, I. M., The Study of Religion among the Muslims, Some Aims and Methods – in Dawah Highlights, Dawah Academy, International Islamic University, Islamabad – Pakistan. Vol. VIII, Issue No. XII, December 1997. (On the Net).
3. Maishanu, H. M. & Maishanu, I. M., The Jihad And The Formation Of Sokoto Caliphate in Islamic Studies Journal, Vol. 38, No. 1, Spring 1999, Islamic Research Institute, Islamabad. (On the Net).
4. Maishanu, I. M., The Genesis Of Modern Comparative Study Of Religion in Research Journal, Vol. 1 No. 3, September 2002, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. 5. Maishanu, I. M., Review of R. W. Maqsood’s book entitled A Muslim Study of the Origins of the Christian Church in Islamic Studies Journal, Vol. 42, No.1, Spring 2003. (On the Net).
6. Maishanu, I. M., Muslim Study of Religion- A Critical Analysis of Its Basic Premises and Methods in Hamdard Islamicus, Jan – Mar 2006, Vol. XXIX, No 1 pp. 67 – 78.
7. Maishanu, I. M., Muslim Study of Religions: An Analysis of its Proponents and Their Basic Premises in Degel, The Journal of FAIS, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Vol. VII, June 2007.
8. Maishanu, I. M., Islam and Tolerance in Pluralistic Society, in Journal of The Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Vol. 10, September 2007, Pp. 19-33.
9. Maishanu, I.M., Gada, A.M. & Ibrahim, Y. Y., Islam in the International Relations of the Post-Cold War Era. January 2009, published by the Department of Political Science, UDUSokoto.
10. Maishanu, I. M., Al-Amiri and the Study of Comparative Religion, in Contemporary Issues in Islamic Jurisprudence, A Book in the Honour of Justice I. L. Kutigi (eds.) Ahmadu, M. L. et al. Benin City: Rawel Fortune Resources, 2009. Pp. 417-435.
11. Maishanu, I. M., & Gada, A. M., The Role of Islamic Worldview in Minimizing Religious Conflict in Human Civilizations in Issues and Challenges of Contemporary Islam and Muslims eds. Long, A. S. et al. Selangor: Department of Theology and Philosophy, Universiti Kebaangsan Malaysia (National University, Malaysia) (UKM). 2009, Pp. 671-683.
12. Maishanu, I. M. & Gada, A. M., Al-Mar ah wa Dauruha fi al-Mujtama’ al-Islami fi Dau I Surat al-Tahrim in The Muslim Woman and the Challenges of the Contemporary Society ed. Imam, Y. O. Ijebu-Ode: NATAIS, 2008. Pp. 141-158.
13. Maishanu, I. M., An Analytical Study of Sports Development as Viewed From Islamic Perspective, in The Sheild – Research Journal of Physical Education & Sports Science, University of Sindh, Jamshoro – Pakistan, Vol. 04, 2009, pp. 80 – 100.
14. Maishanu, I. M., Tolerance as the Basis of Religious Pluralism in Islam, in Journal of West Asian Studies, Centre of West Asian Studies, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202002 – India, ISSN: 0975-7856, Vol. 23, 2009. Pp. 25-36.
15. Maishanu, I. M., Muslims and the Emergence of the Study of Religion: An Appraisal in Hawliyyat al-Jamiat al-Islamiyyat al-Alamiyyah, Annual Journal of International Islamic University, Islamabad – Pakistan, 17th and 18th Edition, 1430-31/ 2009-10, Pp. 53-71.
16. Maishanu, I. M., Muslims and the Emergence of the Study of Religions: An Appraisal, in Studies in Islam, A Journal of Islamic Sciences and Muslim Development, Department Of Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, April 2011. Pp. 29-46.
17. Maishanu, I. M., Nadhrah Islamiyyah Fi Al-Falsafah Al-Wujudiyyah, in SONATAIS, A Journal of Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Sokoto State Chapter, ISSN: 2141-985X, Vol. II, April 2011, Pp. 1-27.
18. Ibrahim, Y. Y. and Maishanu, I. M., The Madinan Constitution: A Panacea to Ethno-Religious Crisis in Nigeria, in A Journal of Islamic Sciences and Muslim Development, Department of Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Series 5, ISSN: 2276-8858, November 2011, Pp. 9-13. 19. Maishanu, I. M., Muslim Study of Other Religions: An Analysis of Al-Biruni’s Contributions, in Al-Nahdah, A Journal of Islamic Heritage, Centre of Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. 7, Nos. 1&2, December 2011, Pp. 29-66. 20. Maishanu, I. M., Islamic Principles of Interaction with Non-Muslims: A Solution to Muslim-Christian Religious Conflicts in Nigeria in Topical Issues in Arabic and Islamic Studies: Essays in Honour of Late Professor A. A. Gwandu,(ed.) Yusuf, B. L. NATAIS, UDUS Press, 2014. 21. Maishanu, I. M. and Shitu, M. H., Determinism: Its Interpretation and Implications for the Practice of Religion among Muslims in Nigeria, in NATAIS Journal, 2015, pp. 17-32 22. Maishanu, I. M., Kitab ‘Sabil Ahl al-salah ila al-Falah’ Li al-Shaykh Abdullah bn Fodiyo wa Mafhum al-Tasawwuf al-Islami: Dirasah Maudu’iyyah, in Rufuf Journal, March 2015, University of Adrar, Algeria, Vol. 3, No. 2. Online link: https://www.asjp.cerist.dz/en/article/67754. 23. Maishanu, I. M. and Ismail, B. A., Al-Islam fi Nijeriya bain al-Madi wa al- Hadir: Dirasah Tarikhiyya Maidaniyya, NATAIS Book of Proceedings 2015. 24. Maishanu, I. M., Islamic Studies and Global Recession: A Search into the Predicament of the Contemporary Man, in Arabic and Islamic Studies’ Solutions to Global Recession, (ed.) Makinde, A. K., NATAIS 35th National Conference Proceedings (Lead Paper), 2017. Pp. 1-17. 25. Maishanu, I. M., On the Origins and Definitions of Comparative Method in the Study of Religion, in Degel: The Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. 16, Dec. 2018, pp. 1-12. 26. Maishanu, I. M., A Reflection on Some Models of the Comparative Method Employed in the Study of Religion, in Degel: The Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. 16, Dec. 2018, pp. 37- 56. 27. Maishanu, I. M., Religious Pluralism and Cultural Continuity published in the Proceedings of the Conference on the Values of Moderation and Equity in the Texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah, organized by Muslim World League, Makkah – Saudi Arabia, 27th to 29th May, 2019, pp. 1-21. 28. Maishanu, I. M., The Influence of the Qur’an on the Study of Religion: An Appraisal of the Position and Contributions of Some Muslim Scholars, in Degel: The Journal of Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Vol. 17, No. 2, December, 2019, pp. 79-95. 29. Abubakar, Z., Maishanu, I.M., Adherence to Islamic Principles of Success and Academic Achievement in International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), Vol. 9, No. 2, June 2020, pp. 401-406 30. Abubakar, Z., Maishanu, I.M., Aboki, S.A.R., Islamic Principles of Success: A Review of Literature, in Al-Abqari Journal of Islamic Social Sciences and Humanities of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Vol. 23, No. 1, Sep 2020, pp 174-195. 31. Maishanu, I.M. and Kotorkoshi, A.M., Deradicalization of Religious Extremists in Nigeria: analysis from Islamic Traditions, in Fountain International Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies (FIJAIS), by NATAIS Ekiti State Branch, Vol. II, No 2, June, 2023. 32. Mikailu, A. S., Bunza, M. U., and Maishanu, I. M. (eds), Islam and the Fundamentals of Peaceful Co-existence in Nigeria, published as Conference Proceedings of the Conference jointly organized by the Muslim World League, Makkah – Saudi Arabia and The Sokoto State Government, printed by Amal Printing Press, Kaduna, Dec. 2013. 33. Junaidu, S. W., Maishanu, I. M., and Bunza, M. U. (eds), Al-Islam wa Usus al-Ta’ayush al-Silmi fi Nijeriya, Amal Printing Press, Kaduna, Jan. 2014. 34. Maishanu, I. M., (Editor in Chief) Degel The Journal of the Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. ISSN: 0794-9316, Vols.16, 17, 18 ff. 35. Bunza, M. U., Maishanu, I. M., & Sarkin Sudan, I. A. (eds), Nigeria in Search of Stability, The Relevance. of History, Language and Religion, being the Proceedings of the First Conference organized by Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in 2016, published in November 2020.