STUDY OF PARTICIPATION OF YORUBA MUSLIMS IN BUSINESS IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA

Business in Islam comprises of certain elements, such as sincerity, religious caution, purification of heart, ind asceticism with regard to the fact that the noble character of the Prophet (SAW) j ■ formed its basis. Based on this, this research work assesses critically the participation of Yoruba Muslims in Business in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. It is not certain the exact timi business practice took foothold in Keffi as the elders among the business people they learrjt the practice from their fathers. In the study, the primary and secondary methods of data collection were adopted to obtain accurate and substantial information. It is also through the study that] we found out that Yoruba Muslims why that reside in Keffi, venture in various small, medium and large scale businesses. The work studies challenges faced by the Yoruba'Muslims in business and proffers solutions. This research was based on historical analysis to highlight how Muslims in Keffi are. Also creative Yoruba through historical method which serves as a technique for data analysis, the findings were critically analyzed. Our findings show that such participation is compatible with the teaching of Islam. They engage in various types of business like selling of plastics, rubbers, clothes, cars, provisions etc, some also render services like i weaving, tailoring, etc. The current work therefore examines economic participation of the Yoruba Muslim traders to the development of business in Keffi. Conditions governing business’ establishment in Islam, forbidden types of business and how Yoruba Muslims transact.business were examined to. The study recommends that Muslims in Keffi other than the Yoruba Muslims can share'such experiences in order to promote the understanding of business in Islam among the ' i Muslims in Keffi; It further suggests that the Local Government Area as well as the Emirate should perform their duties of documenting the effort of the business people.