ABSTRACT

Abstract

The paper addresses the present precarious condition of the Nigerian state that necessitates urgent need to reform and salvage the country from imminent collapse. For emphasis, the paper identifies and addresses four challenges, which are: corruption, human trafficking, drug abuse, and banditry. Historical and speculative analytical approaches were adopted to analyse the available relevant literature. Particular reference was placed on the exploration of five Islamic moral principles of ‘adalah (justice), sidq (truthfulness), amanah, (trustworthiness), ra?mah (compassion) and Istiqamah (steadfastness) which are embedded in almost all religions of the world as exemplified in the Madinah city by prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and early Muslims. The paper established that moral decadence ravaging virtually all sectors of the country comparable to the pre-Muhammad’s mission in Madinah is a major factor responsible for most of the problems of the Nigerian nation. Therefore, the paper concludes that reinvigorating the Nigerian state could be attained through the application of the Madinan model, and recommends among others that parents must be alive to their responsibilities by giving time and priority to the moral training of their children since “charity begins at home”.

Keywords: re-engineering, Madinan model, principles, applications