Islamic Cleric
Kabiru Muhammad Haruna
Kabir Muhammad Haruna pronunciation ⓘ popularly known as Kabiru Gombe is a Nigerian Islamic scholar and preacher. He has been the present National Secretary General of the Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'ah wa Iqamatus Sunnah , the largest Salafiyyah movement in Nigeria [ 1] since December 2011.[ 2] [ 3]
Career
Muhammad Kabir Haruna started as a youth member of first aid group of JIBWIS who were called "Ƴan Agaji " in Hausa ; he later went to Saudi Arabia to further his religious knowledge and study Qur'an science . Muhammad Kabir Haruna has been the present Secretary General of the Izala Society since December 2011.[ 4] He performs annual Ramadan Tafsir and undergoes several Da'wah across Nigeria and other countries including Niger , Cameroun , Chad , Ghana , the United Kingdom etc.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Muhammad Kabir Haruna also gives deep sermons about women's affairs.[ 13] Currently, Muhammad Kabir Haruna is the national secretary of JIBWIS [ 14]
Islam
Muhammad Kabir Haruna is seen as one of the major critics of what Salafism considers as bid'a in Nigeria; he has taken a strong stance against Sufism (notably the Tijaniyya group) and Shi'ism .[ 15]
Politics
Muhammad Kabir Haruna and Ahmad Sulaiman Ibrahim supported Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over the candidate of the People's Democratic Party during the 2019 gubernatorial election in Kano State , saying that Ganduje had converted many pagans to Islam .[ 16] When JIBWIS was accused of collecting money that was meant to support the fight against Boko Haram from the government of Goodluck Jonathan under the administration of Sambo Dasuki , Muhammad Kabir Gombe addressed the matter by saying the Izala Society did not collect any form of arms money from the government.[ 17]
See also
References
^ Could Nigeria's Mainstream Salafis Hold Key to Countering Radicalization? , IPI Global Observatory, December 7, 2015.
^ Day Izala regrouped in Kaduna , Daily Trust , December 31, 2011.
^ Ochunu, Moses E. (25 January 2018). "Two Salafi Clerics Visit London" . africasacountry.com . Retrieved 20 April 2020 .
^ Day Izala regrouped in Kaduna , Daily Trust , December 31, 2011.
^ Auwal, Muhammad (2017-08-30). "An maka Malam Kabiru Gombe gaban kuliya manta sabo kan wani zargi" . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-20 .
^ " 'Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi ne yake kiran sunana a wa'azi' " . BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2020-04-20 .
^ "Mata sun fi maza bukatar wa'azi – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe" . BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-20 .
^ HausaTrust (2019-01-29). "Angano Sheikh Kabiru Gombe a Bakin Ruwa Yana Shan Soyayya" . HausaTrust . Retrieved 2020-04-20 .
^ Muhammad, Musa (2019-02-22). "An Nemi Izala Ta Ja Kunnen Shaikh Kabiru Gombe" . Leadership Hausa Newspapers (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-20 .
^ "Two Salafi Clerics Visit London" . africasacountry.com . Retrieved 2020-04-20 .
^ Mustapha, Olusegun (2014-02-06). "Ba dabi'ar malaman Sunnah ba ne su ce wane yana wuta – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe" . Aminiya . Retrieved 2020-04-20 .
^ "Ana saka ran dawowar Sheikh Kabiru Gombe da Bala Lau gobe Talata daga Amurka" . Dabo FM Online . 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2020-04-20 .
^ "Jawabin Kabiru Gombe kan matsayin musk a musulunci" . BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2020-04-24 .
^ arewa (2021-12-26). "Takaitaccen Tarihin Sheikh Kabiru Haruna Gombe" . Arewa Times Hausa . Retrieved 2022-03-20 .
^ Thurston, Alexander (2017), Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement , Princeton University Press, p. 102.
^ Auwal, Muhammad (2019-03-15). "Dalilin da yasa nake kira a zabi Ganduje – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe" . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-24 .
^ "Izala ba ta karbi kudin makamai ba – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe" . BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-24 .