Аннотация
Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria and other parts of the worldconstitutes a serious health challenge hampering development of almost allspheres of lives. To rescue the situation, many steps have been taken globallyand communally to contain the pandemic. A significant aspect of the stepstowards containing the pandemic is the introduction of vaccines against thedeadly disease. However, the issue of vaccination against the pandemic hasgenerated series of mixed reactions and attitudes. This study was howevercarried out to investigate Islamic scholars’ perception and attitudes towardsCovid-19 and its vaccination in Nigeria. The study was a descriptive one. Thestratified random sampling technique was employed to select the participantsbased on creedal affiliations across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. Aresearchers’ designed questionnaire was employed. T-test and ANOVAstatistical tools were used to analyse the data collected at alpha level of 0.05 levelof significant. The findings showed that most of the respondents agreed thatCovid-19 is Islamically categorised under Rijz, Ta'un, and Waba’. The restrictionof movement, hand washing, using of nose/face mask, social distancing etc. andother measures to curtain the spread of COVID-19 are in tandem with theteachings of Islam. In addition, most Islamic scholars disposed negatively to thevaccination against COVID-19 due to ambiguity surrounding the vaccine. It wasrecommended that government needs to constitute health professionals to carryout more researches on the content and safety of the vaccines, publish theoutcomes and sensitise masses on the need to get vaccinated. Islamic scholarsshould organise workshops and revisit the issue of permissibility of Covid-19vaccines form the point of Islam. Government should provide convincing cluesabout vaccination. If found safe and halal, Islamic scholars should change theirmind set and attitudes towards vaccination and endeavor to encourage theirsubjects.