The Role of Muslims’ ‘Mujtama’ And FOMWAN in the Propagation of Islam in Ebiraland

Abstract

The propagation of Islam in Ebiraland is both by some individuals and religious organisations. The two major promoter of Islam among others in the land are the Muslims’ Mujatama’ and FOMWAN. The objective of this paper is to examine the efforts the propagators, the challenges and how they were surmounted. History and survey methods were adopted in order to gather real and authentic information for the study. One of the major findings of the study is Islamic brotherhood and the determination of this group to stop the people from embracing and propagating the deep-rooted culture (Eku) and also enlighten the Muslim women their duties as mothers as well as their roles as Allah mention both men and women in the Qur’an as believers in the struggle.