A Judicial Misconcpetion of Mosque Dispute in a Common Law Jurisdiction: The Supreme Court's Declaration of High Court's Jurisdiction in Imamship Dispute in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorSyed Abdulkader, Sharifah Zubaida
dc.contributor.authorIshola, Abdullahi Saliu
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T09:37:36Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T09:37:36Z
dc.date.issued2017-03
dc.descriptionThis article reviews a case of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on a matter relating to Waqf Disputes but which was not properly decided as such form of dispute.
dc.description.abstractThe Supreme Court of Nigeria declares jurisdiction for the State High Court in Imamaship Disputes on the ground that such disputes does not fall within the purview of Islamic Personal Law matters as spelt out in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Whereas waqf is listed as an Islamic law personal law matter and Mosque is by law considered a waqf. This implies that Imamahsip dispute is a waqf management dispute. Therefore, the State High Court ought not to have jurisdiction. This paper examines the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Abdulasalam v. Salawu whereas the erroneous decision as reached.
dc.description.sponsorshipMiyetti Research and Pubications
dc.identifier.citationMiyyeti Quarterly Law Review
dc.identifier.issn2536-7803
dc.identifier.issn2536-7811(online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1560
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMiyyeti Research and Publications
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 2; Issue 2
dc.titleA Judicial Misconcpetion of Mosque Dispute in a Common Law Jurisdiction: The Supreme Court's Declaration of High Court's Jurisdiction in Imamship Dispute in Nigeria
dc.typeArticle
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