TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover page. . . . . . . . i

Title page. . . . . . . . . ii

Approval page. . . . . . . . iii

Dedication. . . . . . . . iv

Acknowledgement . . . . . . v

Table of contents . . . . . . . vii

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study . . . . 1

1.2 Scope of the study . . . . . 3

1.3 Significance of the study . . . . 3

1.4 Statement of the research problems . . . 4

1.5 Aim and Objectives . . . . . 5

1.6 Methodology . . . . . . 6

1.7 Structure . . . . . . . 7

1.8 Literature Review . . . . . . 8

Endnotes to Chapter one . . . . 17

CHAPTER TWO: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SOKOTO METROPOLIS

2.1 Early Inception of Sokoto. . . . . 19

2.2 People of Sokoto and their Pre-Occupation . . 23

2.3 Religious Set – up of people of Sokoto Metropolis. 24

2.4 Political Set – up of people of Sokoto Metropolis. . .25

2.5 Social Set – up of people of Sokoto Metropolis. . 26

2.6 Economic Set –up of people of Sokoto Metropolis. 27

2.7 Intellectual Set – up of people of Sokoto Metropolis 28

Endnotes to Chapter two. . . . . 30

CHAPTER THREE: THE CONCEPT OF MORALITY IN ISLAM

3.0 The concept of morality in Islam. . . . 31

3.1 Morality and Ethics in Islam . . . . . 35

3.2 Definition of Morality /Ethics . . . . 38

3.3 An Overview about Intoxicant.. . . . 39

3.4 Effect of Intoxicant to the General Morality Survival........... 41

Endnote to Chapter three . . . . 42

CHAPTER FOUR: EFFECT OF SUBSTANCES ON THE LIFE OF MUSLIM YOUTH

4.1 Forms of substances misused in Sokoto Metropolis. . 44

4.2 Causes of substances misused in Sokoto Metropolis. . 48

4.3 Effect of substances misused among Muslim Youth in

Sokoto Metropolis.. . . . . . . 49

Endnotes to Chapter four. . . . . . 52

CHAPTER FIVE: SOLUTION FROM ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE

5.0 Solution from Islamic perspective. . . . . 53

5.1 Bibliography . . . . . . . 57

5.2 List of informants . . . . . . . 58