CONTENTS

* Editorial

* Redical Muslim Fringe Groups’

Recourse to TakfÊr (Accusing

Muslims of Infidelity) – A Critique

— Prof. Dr. Thameem Ushama

* Islamic Law Vis-à-vis Common

Law – A  Historical Analysis in

Terms of Rigidity and Flexibility

— Dr. Naseem Razi

* Implications of Ethno-religious

Conflicts and Inter-group

Relations in Nigeria on National

Development – A Panacea from

Islam

— Dr. ‘Abdus-Sami‘i Imam

Arikewuyo

* Book Review

* Obituary

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