Staff

Dr Imam Akeyede Muritala

Dr Imam Akeyede Muritala

Post
Lecturer I
Department
Arabic and Transnational Studies
Email
muritala.ia@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Room 2/13, Department of Arabic, New Faculty of Arts Building, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
Teaching and Research Area
Islamic Literature and Rhetoric

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Degree (Literature-in-Arabic), University of Ilorin 2018
  • M.A. Degree(Arabic), University of Ilorin 2011
  • B.A. Hons. Degree (Arabic), University of Ilorin 2005
  • Diploma in Arabic Literature 2003
  • National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) 2012
  • Senior Arabic and Islamic Certificate, Isalekoto, Ilorin 2001
  • First School Leaving Certificate, Ilorin 1988

Professional Affiliations

  • (a) Professional Diploma in Education, (COED), Kwara State, Ilorin 2023
  • (b) Diploma in Computer Desktop Publishing, Iqrah Polytechnic Centre Republic of Niger 2004

Research Affiliations

  • Department of Arabic and Transnational Studies Research Group
  • Institutions-Based Research (IBR) Grants Research Team Arabic 2025

Undergraduate Teaching

  • ARA 105, Introduction to Islamic Literature
  • ARA 129, Arabic Reading Skill
  • ARA 142, Beginners' Arabic Conversation
  • ARA 225, Pre-Islamic Arabic Literature
  • ARA 228, Arabic Syntax
  • ARA 232, Arabic Reading Skill II
  • ARA 243 An-Nahw
  • ARA 264, Al-Muhadathah
  • ARA 337 Classical Arabic Criticism
  • ARA 430 Advanced Arabic Reader II

Postgraduate Teaching

  • ALA 812, Translation
  • ALI 802, Composition and Performance of Arabic Poetry
  • ALI 810, Modern Arabic Poetry

Research Interest

  • دور المدارس العربية في تربية السلوك الاجتماعي: إمارة إلورن نموذجا. The Role Of Arabic Schools In Inculcating The Social Behavior:Ilorin Emirate As A Case Study A PDE Project, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, 2023
  • الاتجاه الإسلامي في شعر عبد الواحد جمعة أريبي: دراسة وصفية Islamic trend in poetry of Abdul Wahid Jumu’ah Ariyibi( Ph.D. Thesis submitted to Department of Arabic, University of Ilorin., 2017.
  • الجوّ النفسي للفن المقالي لدى العلامة الإلوري. A Descriptive Study ofPsychological Atmosphere in the Article of Allamotullloriy.M.A. Long Essay, University of Ilorin, 2011.
  • 1- الترغيب والترهيب في الشعر العربي النيجيري Incitement and intimidation in Nigerian Arabic poetry.
  • 2- المروءة في الشعر العربي النيجيري Virility in Nigerian Arabic poetry.
  • دور زمرة الكتاب في إحياء وتطوير المخطوطات العربية في إمارة إلورن The role of some scholars in the revival and development of Arabic manuscripts in Ilorin Metropolis.