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spiritual leader of Qadiriyya Sufi Order in Nigeria and West Africa since 1996 Qaribullah Nasiru kabara | |
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Born | Qaribullahi Nasir Kabara 17 February 1959 Kano, Kano State, Nigeria |
Religion | Islam |
Region | Kano Central/Kabara |
Denomination | Sufism |
Jurisprudence | Maliki |
Movement | Qadiriyya Movement for west Africa |
Main interest(s) | Tafsir al Quran and so many other books |
Notable idea(s) | Tafsir and Fiqh |
Notable work(s) | Attajul Jami'u lil ahadisil rasul |
Alma mater | Bayero University Kano |
Tariqa | Qadiriyya Movement for west Africa |
Occupation | Scholar, Teacher and Sufism Leader |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Sheikh Nasir Kabara |
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Children | Al-Fateh Kabara, Sumayyah Kabara , Amirul-Jaishi Kabara, Abubakar Kabara, Rufa'i Kabara, Nassir Kabara, Khadija Kabara, Ibrahim Kabara, Aisha Kabara, Nuruddaim Kabara, Sammani Kabara, Hassan Kabara, Mujtaba Kabara, Abdulkadir Kabara, Iklil Kabara, Mustafalbakhri Kabara, Nasrani Kabara, Fatima Kabara, Amina Kabara |
Khalifa Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Kabara Al-Malikiy, Al-Ash’ariy, Al-Qadiriy (born 17 February 1959) is the leader of the Qadriyyah Sufi Movement in Nigeria and the West African region. He became the Khalifa in 1996 after the death of his father, Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Kabara. With adherents stretching from Chad basin to the Senegambia, the Qadriyyah Tariqa is the most focused concentration of Sufi adherents in post-colonial Africa.[1][2][3][4]
His brother is Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara.[5]