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Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Adam | |
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Title | Albani Zaria |
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Born | Zaria, Kaduna State | September 27, 1960
Died | February 1, 2014 Hospital Zaria | (aged 53)
Cause of death | Assassination |
Resting place | JIBWIS Dambo Cemetery |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Era | Modern era |
Region | Northern Nigeria |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Quran and Sunnah |
Movement | Quran and sunnah according to the teachings of Salafiyyun |
Main interest(s) | Hadith and Tafsir |
Notable idea(s) | Quran and Hadith bases on salafus-salih |
Notable work(s) | Eradicating Bidi'ah and Shi'ites. He was the leader of Salafiyyah in Nigeria |
Alma mater | Modibbo Adama University, Yola |
Tariqa | Not interested |
Occupation | Mufassir, Islamic cleric, Teacher, and Mufassir, Tailor. |
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Muhammad Auwal Adam also known as Albani Zaria ⓘ (27 September 1960 – 1 February 2014) was a Nigerian Islamic scholar who specialized in the field of hadith and Fiqh.[1] Islamic Law, mass communication, telecommunications engineering and ICT. He was a prominent Islamic scholar and the leader of the Salafi movement in Nigeria. He was a tailor at his earlier stage of life of which he usually called himself (specialized tailor).[citation needed] He was the first scholar to ascribe the word "Salafiyah" to the generation of scholars and students of Islamic denomination in Nigeria.[2] Albani was considered by many contemporary Nigerian scholars as the greatest Salafi scholar in Nigeria.[3]