The International Islamic University of Madinah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has recognised one of Nigeria’s most respected Islamic scholars, Sheikh Professor Abdurrazzaaq Abdulmajeed Alaro with the “Most Outstanding Alumnus with Academic Impact” award.
The prestigious award was presented to him on Wednesday, May 24, by the Govenor of Madinah Province, HRH Prince Faisal Bin Salman Bin Abdulazeez Aal Saud, at the institution’s graduation ceremony.
Prof. Alaro bags alumnus award from Islamic University of #Madinah
The Int'l Islamic University of Madinah, #Saudi Arabia, has recognised one of Nigeria's most respected #Muslim scholars, Prof. Abdurrazzaaq Alaro with the "Most Outstanding Alumnus with Academic Impact" award. pic.twitter.com/LbsY2bZh5n
— Muslim News Nigeria (@muslimnews_NG) May 26, 2023
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Professor Alaro was born in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital and studied Shari’ah at the Islamic University where he graduated with First-Class Honours in 1993.
Alaro also bagged his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the same University in 1997 and 2002 from the same University where he studied Islamic Theology. Interestingly, he also graduated with first-class Honours.
Alaro had co-reviewed the Yoruba translation of the Glorious Qur’an, with Dr. Ibrahim Abdulbaqi Muhammad (May Allah have mercy on him), as a master’ student at the Islamic University with the project completed in 1997.
After his PhD in 2002, the thought of coming back home pre-occupied his mind, but this didn’t materialize until 2008 when he joined the services of the University of Ilorin, as a Senior Lecturer, at the Faculty of Law. It was a unique opportunity for the University to tap into its rich academic profile and international exposure, after all the beauty of a university lies in the calibre of its researchers.
Earlier, he had his basic Islamic and conventional (Western) education at Muhyideen College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Ilorin, under the visionary leadership of Shaykh Abullahi Jibril Sahban.
Realising the need to obtain a further post-graduate and professional certificate in law in good time, and following the extant law on legal education in Nigeria, Prof. Alaro swung into action to attend Bar I and Bar II vocational training programmes at the University of Abuja and the Nigerian Law School, which saw him admitted into the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2016.
He also earned his LL.M and Ph.D, specializing in Islamic Law of Banking and Finance from Omdurman University, Sudan, in 2006 and 2013 respectively. Both his dissertation and thesis were recommended for publication by the panel of examiners.
In the area of legal research, Prof. Alaro has written widely in both local and international reputable journals. As of 2017 when he was appointed a Professor at the University of Ilorin, the respected don had written well-researched original learned articles in Arabic and English in reputable academic outlets within and outside Nigeria. He has also attended learned conferences in Europe, Asia and Africa.
He is a Shari‘ah Advisor, Consultant and Accredited Arbitrator on Islamic Banking and Finance; Head, Committee on Research, Studies and Translation of the Union of African Muslim Scholars, Bamako, Mali; Member, Advisory Council of Experts, Non-Interest (Islamic) Banking, Central Bank of Nigeria; and Member, Takaful Advisory Council, National Insurance Commission.
He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom, a Fellow of the Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals and a scholar-participant at the International Shari’ah Scholars Forum of the International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), Malaysia.
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