BIO DATA OF DR.
ABDUL-HAFEEZ ADENIYI AHMAD ADEDIMEJI
Dr. Abdul-Hafeez
A.A. Adedimeji was born in
Iwo, Osun State of Nigeria. He obtained his Diploma, B.A. & M.A.
certificates in Arabic Studies and Arabic Rhetoric at the famous Islamic
University, Medinah, Saudi Arabia. He bagged his Ph.D. in Arabic (with special
interest in English-Arabic Translation) from the Dept. of Arabic, University of
Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Abdul-Hafeez Adeniyi Ahmad
ADEDIMEJI (Ph.D.)
PROFILE:
ACADEMIC
QUALIFICATIONS
PhD (Arabic) University of
Ilorin ; M.A. (Arabic Rhetoric) Madinah,
KSA; B.A. (Arabic Studies), Medinah, KSA;
Diploma (Arabic Fluency), Medinah,
KSA.
Department/Unit:
General Studies.
Institutional Affiliation:
Fountain University, Osogbo,
Nigeria.
Administrative/Religious Position(s):
Ag. Head, General Studies Unit and University Grand Imaam.
Dr. Abdul-Hafeez
Adeniyi Ahmad ADEDIMEJI, was admitted to Department of English Studies, Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in 1994. In November the same year, he won a
Saudi Arabian scholarship which he utilised in obtaining his
Diploma, B.A. & M.A. Certificates in diverse areas of Arabic Studies at
Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He has a Ph.D. in
Arabic at the Department of Arabic, University of Ilorin, Ilorin,
Nigeria. He is the Secretary General of Nigerian Centre for Arabic
Research (NCAR) and an active member of National Association of Teachers
of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS), the professional umbrella body of
lecturers of the twin-sister disciplines of Arabic and Islamic Studies. Also,
he is registered member of Bamako-based Union of African Muslim Scholars
(U.A.M.S). He is a also a formidable member of Jordan-based International Forum
for Moderation (I.F.M.), a global Islamic non-governmental religious body that
aims to preach religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence among all
religious adherents and presents Islam as a moderate religion. His research
interests cover translation from Arabic to English and vice versa, Arabic
Literature, Critical Issues, Nigerian and global personalities who have
contributed to the spread and development of Arabic, History and Dialects of
Arabic, Arabic Rhetoric with particular interest in Prophet Muhammad's styles
and diction and Nigerian Muslims' affairs. Dr. Adedimeji is a bilingual researcher (in both English and Arabic mediums) who has published numerous national and international academic research
works in the afore-mentioned areas including three
internationally-published books out of which one of them was a selection to
mark Sharjah, United Arabs Emirates, as the Islamic Cultural Capital for 2014.
He has presented academic papers and attended seminars in Arab and African
countries that include Saudi-Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, among others. He
is the Grand Imaam of Fountain University, Osogbo, Nigeria, and he currently
heads the General Studies Department of the University.
Selected research
publications:
* Adedimeji A.A.A. (2015), Theoretical and
Historical Perspectives of Language: Arabic as a Case Study, in
"Ilorin as a Beacon of Learning and Culture in West Africa", Z.I.
Oseni, AGAS Oladosu, B.O. Yusuf, & M.A. Adedimeji (Editors), a Publication
of Centre for Ilorin Studies, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Chapter 21, pp.
308-328.
*Adedimeji A.A.A.
(2015), Arabic and Islamic Education as Agents of National Cohesion and
Development, Fountain Journal of College of Management and Social Sciences
(FUJMAS), Volume 4, No 1, Special Edition, pp 11-23.
*Adedimeji A.A.A. (translator from Arabic to English) 2014: Ahkaam Intiqaalil-Hadaanah
Fil-Fiqhil-Islaamiy (Transfer
of Parental Upbringing in Islamic Jurisprudence) by Sirajudeen Al-asra' (Bin
Bilal), Riyadh: Matbac tul-Humaedhiy.
*Adedimeji A.A.A.
(2014): The Nigerian National Language Question: Arabic as a Viable
Option in Anyigba Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies, a publication
of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Kogi State University,
Anyigba, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 38-46.
*A.A.A. Adedimeji
Sirajudeen Al-asra' (Bin Bilal) 2013: Regulations Guiding Imamship in
Shari'ah, Cairo: Daarul-Fikril-'Arabiy.
*Adedimeji A.A.A.
(2013): cAamilut-Tashweeq Fil-'Uluumil-Insaaniyatil-Mucaasirah (Creative
Captivity Factor in Modern Disciplines of the Humanities) in Addad (Journal
of Arabic Language, Literature and Culture), an academic journal being
published by the Department of Languages and Linguistics, Nasarawa State
University, Keffi, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 28-40.
*Adedimeji
A.A.A. (2012): Prospects of Arabic Language As A Unifying Force for
Nigerian Muslims in Challenges of Moon-sighting and Preservation of Arabic
manuscripts in Nigeria, Musa A. Abdu-Raheem (Ph.D.) edited, an annual
publication of National Conference of National Association of Teachers of
Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS), January, 2012/Safar 1433 A.H., pp.
121-140.
RESEARCH OUTPUT RANKING
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdul_Hafeez_Adeimeji?ev=prf_followers_xbrs
Contacts
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