A Study Of Nafaqah (Maintenance) Application As An Islamic Social Security System In Northern Nigeria

📄 Project Abstract

This present study investigated the practice of Islamic Social Security System with special reference to Nafaqah (Maintenance) in some states of Northern Nigeria. A researcher designed questionnaire was administered to 1104 respondents randomly selected from rural and urban communities of Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Niger and Sokoto states. Eight (8) null hypotheses and eight (8) research questions were analysed. 25 items were generated in the questionnaire using summative rating scale of 1 to 5 response scale. The test statistics chi square (X2) was used to determine the level of significance at 5%. The result revealed that there is significant difference between the practice of Nafaqah among Rural Muslims and Urban Muslims. Findings also revealed that there exists significant difference between the practice of Nafaqah among those Muslims who acquired Western Education and those who acquired Islamic Education in the selected states of Northern Nigeria. Findings from the study also showed a...