1 Volume: 6 Issues: 42 [December, 2021] pp. 01 - 20 Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED) eISSN: 0128-1755 Journal website: www.jised.com THE NEXUS BETWEEN GENERAL COGNITIVE ABILITY OF IMAMSHIP AND MASJID PERFORMANCE: A MEDIATING QUANTITATIVE PERSPECTIVE Abdulhadi Alade Tihamiyu Eniafe 1 , Dr. Adi Anuar bin Azmin @ Che Wan 2 & Prof. Madya. Dr. Shuhairimi Bin Abdullah 3 1 Ph. D Candidate of Islamic Management, Faculty of Applied and Human Sciences, School of Business Innovation and Technopreneurship, Universiti Malaysia Perlis Email: alade@student.unimap.edu.my & sheikhtihamy@gmail.com 2 Senior Lecturer in School of Business Innovation; Universiti Malaysia Perlis. Email: adianuar@unimap.edu.my 3 Associate Professor, and Dean of Pusat Islam, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. Email:shuhairimi@unimap.edu.my Article history To cite this document: Received date : 10-07-2021 Tihamiyu Eniafe, A. A., Azmin @ Che Wan, A. A., & Abdullah, S. (2021). The Nexus Between General Cognitive Ability of Imamship and Masjid Performance: A Mediating Quantitative Perspective. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED), 6(42), 1 - 20. Revised date : 12-07-2021 Accepted date : 1-11-2021 Published date : 1-12-2021 ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: This study aims to formulate the mediating effect of Islamic Ethical Administrative Practice (IEAP) on the nexus (relationship) between general cognitive ability (GCA) of Imamship (leadership in Islam) and Masjid performance (MP) of the Islamic community (Muslim Ummah) in Lagos State, Nigeria. This study is quantitative using a cross-sectional survey questionnaire, and statistical techniques to analyze the collected data with partial least square structural - equation modelling - version 3 (PLS-SEM-V3). The determinants of IEAP include four dimensions which are: (a) Competition, (b) Effort, (c) Morally Responsible Behaviour, and (d) Transparency. The GCA of Imamship factors are (a) Knowledge/Wisdom, (b) Truthfulness, (c) Responsibility/Trust, and (d) Deliverance of Khutbah. While the MP is measured with three dimensions: (a) Masjid Attendance, (b) Masjid Activities, and (c) Masjid Funding. The researcher sampled 310 Chief Imams of Central Masaajid (mosques) as respondents in Lagos State of Nigeria. The findings showed that all the IEAP factors had a significant positive relationship with GCA of Imamship and MP. The results of the study provide some insights into the Imamship of Masaajid in Lagos State, Nigeria in particular, and all other Masaajid in the country in general. Keywords: General Cognitive Ability, Imamship, Masjid Performance, Islamic Ethical Administrative Practice. ___________________________________________________________________________