TITLE: Dr. | |||
NAME: Kazeem Adekunle ADEGOKE | |||
POSITION: Associate Professor | |||
EDUCATION/TRAINING | |||
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION | DEGREE | Completion Date | FIELD OF STUDY |
University of Ibadan – Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. | B.A (Hons) | 02/1998 | Islamic Studies |
University of Ibadan – Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. | M.A
| 12/2000 | Islamic Studies |
University of Ibadan – Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. | PGDTE | 07/2003 | PGD in Teacher Education |
University of Ilorin – Ilorin, Oyo State, Nigeria. | Ph.D | 07/2006 | Islamic Studies |
Personal Data
I am a specialist and researcher of Islamic Studies with a passion in Islamic legal studies, Islamic Law (Sharī‘ah) and Jurisprudence (Fiqh), with a bias on contemporary studies in Islamic legal theories and concepts of Maqāṣid Ash-Shar‘iyyah (aim and objectives of Sharī‘ah). My work focuses on some legal theories and concepts in Maqāṣid Ash-Shar‘iyyah (aim and objectives of Sharī‘ah) like Sadd Adh-Dharā’ī (evil blockage legal mechanism), Maṣlaḥah (legal public interest), Istiḥsān (juristic preference), Istiṣlāḥ (legal public welfare) and Istihshāb (legal presumption). My ultimate goal is to translate and contextualize these Islamic legal theories and concepts into effective Islamic legal tools that will provide and preserve the three basic needs of man in the contemporary society such as Ḍarūrāt (Basic needs), Hajiyāt (Supplementary needs) and Tahsīniyyāt (Complimentary needs) in Islamic Law (Sharī‘ah) so as to checkmate the criminal activities which can emanate from them if they are not well guided and controlled from Islamic legal system.
Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours
- The Editor, Lagos Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies (LAJAIS), Journal of NATAIS Lagos Chapter, 2023 – Present.
- The Business Editor, Journal of Religions and Contemporary Issues, a publication of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Lagos, 2022 – Present.
- National Treasurer, Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS)
- Departmental Representative, Faculty of Arts Appointment and Promotion Committee (Non-Professorial), 2020 – Present.
- Chairman, Faculty of Arts ICT Committee, 2019 – Present.
- Head of Unit, Islamic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, 2018 – Present.
Selected Most Recent Publications/ Contributions to Knowledge (five (5) maximum
- Adegoke, K.A & Oloke, M. A. (2025). “Rethinking Shari‘ah Legal Concept of Sadd Adh-Dhara’ as a Right-Based Approach to curb the Menace of Banditry in Nigeria”. Lagos State Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies. (LAJAIS), A publication of Journal of Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS), Lagos State Chapter, Vol. 1, No. 1, 28-40, ISSN: 2476-8145.
- Adegoke, K.A Ofuafo, P. U & Salahudeen, M. A. (2024). “Common Themes in Biographical Sketch of Prophet Yusuf in Qur’anic-Biblical Accounts” In Fontain International of Arabic and Islamic Studies (FIJAIS). A publication of Journal of Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS), Ekiti State Chapter, Vol. 3, No. 1, 86-98, ISSN: 2006-2850.
- Busari, J. M & Adegoke, K.A. (2023). “Nigerian Muslims and the Intrigues of the 1999 Constitution as Amended: An Examination of its Principles Within the Context of Islamic Law’ in Journal of Islamic Studies and Humanities, Universitas Islam Negeri, Walinsongo Semarang, Indonesia, Vol. 8, No. 1, 52-76, ISSN 2527-8401.
- Adegoke, K.A. (2022). “Legal Implications of Shari’ Man Qablanā in the Islamic Rulings” in International Journal of Fiqh and Uṣūl Al-Fiqh (IJFUS), a Journal of Department of Fiqh and Usul Al-Fiqh, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Vol. 4 (1), 108-117. eISSN 2600-8408.
- Ogunjewo, B. O & Adegoke, A. (2022). “United in Social Service: Christianity and Islam in the University of Lagos” in Akinyele R. T & Adeboye O. A (eds), University of Lagos: The 6th Decade, Nigeria: Unilag Press & Bookshop Ltd, 273-301, ISBN 978-978-56596-7-2.
Collaborations/Networks (International Inclusive)
- Bashir Abdul-Raheem, Department of Religious Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Henry B. Ogunjewo, Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Irene I. Osemeka, Department of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Murtada A. Salauddeen, Department of History and Religious Studies, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, Nigeria.
- Jamiu M. Busari, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Osun State University, Ikire Campus, Nigeria.
