Assessment of Productivity Status Using Carlson’s TSI and Fish Diversity of Goronyo Dam, Sokoto State, Nigeria

Goronyo Dam is the largest lentic waterbody in Sokoto, it was constructed to serve as flood control and used for irrigation activities. The study was conducted to evaluate productivity status and fish diversity of Goronyo Dam in 2016. Water samples were collected monthly from the Dam at two sampling sites (Upstream and Downstream). Water samples were collected using sterilized sampling bottles and analyzed in the Laboratory for physicochemical variables and the diversity of fish was evaluated through the use of a structured questionnaire. Depth and transparency were the only variables that did not show any statistically significant difference between the months. Productivity status of the dam was evaluated using Carlson’s Trophic State Index. The downstream has high TSI value of 16.54 compared to upstream with 13.00. A diversity of fishes from the shows that 3 species were more abundant in the dam, these were; Mormyrops species, Alestes species and Clupeid species. Factors contributed to the survival of fish species were an abundance of water and plankton in the dam. While factors affecting the distribution of fish species were pollution and predation

MISYAR MARRIAGE: A Comparative Study on Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi And Suhailah Zainul Abidin Hammad Perspective

This study delves into the perspectives of Yusuf Al-Qaradhawi and Suhailah Zainul Abidin Hammad on the complex topic of Misyar marriage within the framework of Islamic jurisprudence. The objective of this study is to analyze and compare their viewpoints on the legitimacy, societal implications, and ethical dimensions of Misyar marriage within the Islamic context. Utilizing a qualitative approach, this study takes the form of a library research inquiry. Employing a descriptive-comparative approach, researcher scrutinize Misyar marriage law through the lenses of both Yusuf Al�Qaradhawi and Suhailah Zainul Abidin Hammad. The data was gathered from various documents, and the principal data originates from Al-Qaradhawi's book "Zawajul Misyar, Haqiqatuhu Wa Hukumuhu" and Suhailah's "Zawajul Misyar." Key findings reveal that Al-Qaradhawi tends to adopt a more lenient stance, emphasizing its potential to address specific societal needs. In contrast, Suhailah expresses significant reservations, highlighting potential exploitation and its consequences on familial relationships and broader societal dynamics

A SOCIAL CONTEXTOF SASAK PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Forms, meanings, dialects, and characteristics of Sasak language Pronouns were discussed by Nurhadi This ethnographical research gathered the information from the informants in a Bayan community in North Lombok, west Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The informants were selected in terms of their age, mobile and their speaking Indonesia ability. The language practices were observed and the informants were in-depth interviewed. Personal pronoun sentences were analysedby employing a referential identity method with deviding-key-factors techniques. Bayan people communicate pronouns in two directions: from low-to-high pronouns and high-to-low pronouns. low-to-high pronouns refers raden-to-menak and menak-to-jajar karang. high-to-low pronouns refers to jajar karang-to-menak and raden, menak-to-raden. Amonst the levels, they may speak pronouns variously, considering ages, position, and status. The personal pronouns they seem to apply are aku, tiang and dawek diq, kamu, epe, sida, pelinggih, and pelungguh. Social relation, and gender so far do not indicate an effect on applying personal pronouns