Abstract

Islam as a religion and a complete culture in its Sharīc ah principles has endowed the woman anhonorable and humane position. Islam also granted all human beings certain rights without anydiscrimination of color or sex. However, indication shows that there is serious gender inequity in theparticipation of Muslim women in political leadership role in Nigeria. The problem arises from diverseculture and Sharīc ah theories. Islam commands the believers (men/women) to enjoin good and forbidevil, irrespective of gender. This translates into enjoining and participating in anything that leads tosocietal development. With this premises, the work seeks to address the problems and challenges facingMuslim women leadership in Nigeria. Using sampling methodology, statistics of women occupyingleadership position in Nigeria at this period of time will be employed. While cultural discuss shall berestricted to the three major ethnic groups viz; Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. The research shall be inductivethus Islamic textual proofs, published literatures and e-materials among others will be examined usingqualitative data analysis. Bearing in mind that Sharīc ah is a human approach to Divine Will as reflectedin the Qur'ān which is sometimes mediated through prevailing social ethos, the cUlamāʿ should revisit thequestion of Muslim woman leadership in Nigeria.