Dr Husain Muhammad-Bashir Musa
Senior Lecturer
Arabic
I am Musa Husain Muhammad-Bashir. I was born in 1974 and I attended Budo-Ayan Lanwa Primary School, Zumuratul Adabiyyah Al-Kamaliyyah, Okekere for Junior Arabic Secondary School (Idadiyyah), Ma’ du’l-Azhar, Ogidi, Ilorin for Senior Arabic Secondary School (Thanawiyyah) and Government High School, Adeta, Ilorin for WASSCE . I obtained Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Kwara State College of Education in 1993, Ilorin, B.A Arabic at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt in 1999, M.A. Arabic at University of Ilorin in 2011 and Ph.D. Arabic at University of Ilorin in 2019. I started my career as a teacher in 1994 before joining Kwara State Broadcasting Cooperation (Radio Kwara, Ilorin) Presently, I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin. My research interests Stylistics and Rhetoric.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. (Arabic) University of Ilorin, Ilorin Nigeria
- M.A. (Arabic) University of Ilorin, Ilorin Nigeria
- B.A. (Arabic) Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
- Diploma (Arabic) Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria
Professional Affiliations
- Academic Society for Arabic Language and Literature in Nigeria (ASALLIN)
- Nigeria Institute of Translators and Interpreters (NITI)
Undergraduate Teaching
- 1. ARA 130 (2 Cr): Introduction to Arabic Composition
- 2. ARA 145 (2 Cr): Arabic Grammar for Beginner
- 3. ARA 223 (2 Cr): Arabic Composition in division and uses of punctuation marks
- 4. ARA 330 (2 Cr): Development of syntax
- 5. ARA 101 (2 Cr): Arabic Study Skills
- 6. ARA 103 (2 Cr): Arabic Grammar
- 7. ARA 339 (2 Cr): Quranic Text
- 8. ARA 384 (2 Cr): Comparative Literature
- 9. ARA 426 (2 Cr): Modern Arabic Literature in Nigeria
- 10. ARA 427 (2 Cr): Arabic Rhetoric
Postgraduate Teaching
- 1. ALI 805 (2 Cr): Nigerian Modern Arabic Literature
- 2. ALA 810 (2 Cr): Arabic Globalization
- 3. ALA 811 (2 Cr): History of Arabic Grammer
- 4. ALA 812 (2 Cr): Semantics
Links to Publications
Get in Touch
For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.
Office Address
Department of Arabic, Old Faculty of Arts Building, University of Ilorin

Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
08035136157
arabic@unilorin.edu.ng