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    THE ISLAMIC VALUES IN THE MIJIKENDA SOCIETY: A DESCRIPTIVE HISTORICAL STUDY
    (International journal of Islamic studies, 2023-04-01) Abdulrahman, Manswab Mahsen; Awadh, Ali Hemed
    The Mijikenda tribe has settled between river Sabaki and Tana river and extends to the borders of the Republic of Tanzania, some of them settled in the Kilifi county, specifically: Chonyi, Kauma, Ribe, Rabai, Geriama, Jibana and Kambe; Others settled in the south of Kwale county, they include: Digo and Duruma. The Mjikinda tribe has values inherited from parents and grandparents, some of which are conform to Islamic religion and some are opposing to it. The study aims at exposing Islamic values and practices within the Mijikenda community of the coastal Kenya. To achieve the objectives of the study, the research methodology applied in this study is the Inductive method: the researchers reviewed books and dissertations relating to culture and values in Mijikenda tribe. The researchers also visited the site to conduct interviews as one of the ways to understand the major opinions that relate to the topic of this research. Moreover, open-ended questions were used during the interview and respondents were heads of family and council elders. Researchers have gathered about eleven Islamic values. Lastly, researchers recommend universities and educational institutions to study Islamic values in African heritage in terms of authorship and publication
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    Marriage Customs among Duruma Muslims in Kenya: An Evaluation study in light of the Quran and Sunnah
    (Internation Islamic University of Malaysia, 2018-12-01) Zakariya, Luqman; Abdulrahman, Mansab Mahsen
    This research elaborates marriage customs relate to Duruma community. The researchers have observed negative impacts to the community as the result of practicing the marriage customs. For instance, the spread of spinsterhood in the society, infection of disease such like HIV, increase in the number of the children born of adultery and a drastic school dropout because of early marriage. They have tended into marry customs such as forbidding a man to marry the sister of his deceased wife as well as his cousins. The research methodology applied in this study is inductive method: the researcher reviewed references and dissertations relating to marriage customs in Duruma tribe. Moreover open –ended questions used during interview to understand the major opinion that relate to the topic of this research. The study concludes with major results as follows: The research reveals that some of the traditions comply with Quran and Sunnah, while some violate it. Lack of knowledge is the major causes of violating.