Best university to study Arabic and Islamic studies in Nigeria
Arabic and Islamic studies are closely related, Arabic is a language why Islamic studies is a religion, so any one wishing to study Islamic study will be able to understand the language which is Arabic,
Arabic and Islamic studies two are related program, some school do combined it together because you have to understand the language before understanding the studies.
So, there are many Nigerian universities that offer this courses in either Arabic alone or Arabic and Islamic studies studies, I want to clear some of your doubt here before I start mentioning university that offer the programs.
Both christian and Muslim can study Arabic because Arabic is not a religion rather a language,
In this article we are to mentioned some of the Universities in Nigeria that offer Arabic and Islamic studies, and Arabic language.
Criteria/requirements for study of Arabic and Islamic studies in Nigeria
Student who are willing to pursued a degree program in Arabic and Islamic studies must have meet the requirements below,
O-level requirements
Student are to have the minimum of 5 credit in the SSCE exam either of the following exam, WAEC, NECO, GCE , the subject are
• English
• Mathematics
• Islamic studies
• languages or any other art courses
• Arabic language
JAMB Combination of courses or subject
• use of English
• Islamic studies
• Arabic
• Mathematics
Direct entry requirements
A level passes in the following courses
• Islamic studies
• Arabic language
• English language
List of Universities that offer Islamic studies and Arabic language
• FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, KASHERE, GOMBE STATE
• FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO
• GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY, TUDUN WADA, GOMBE
• AL- HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN
•AL-QALAM UNIVERSITY, KATSINA
• BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY, GADAU, BAUCHI
• BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO(BUK)
• COLLEGE OF ARABIC AND ISLAMIC LEGAL STUDIES, ILORIN (AFFILIATED TO BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO.
• FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GASHUA, YOBE STATE
•FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE
• KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY, KADUNA
• KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY, ANYIGBA
• TARABA STATE UNIVERSITY, JALINGO
• UMARU MUSA YARADUA UNIVERSITY, KATSINA
• UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA,ABUJA
• UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN
• KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, ILORIN
• NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI
• NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
• UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS
• UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI(UNIMAID)
• USMANU DANFODIO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO
• YOBE STATE UNIVERSITY, DAMATURU
• NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE
• OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE
• SOKOYO STATE UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO
• SULE LAMIDO UNIVERSITY, KAFIN HAUSA, JIGAWA STATE
• SUMMIT UNIVERITY, OFFA, KWARA STATE
• UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN
