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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]
spiritual leader of Qadiriyya Sufi Order in Nigeria and West Africa since 1996 Qaribullah Nasiru kabara | |
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 Khalifa in 2022 | |
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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 |
His brother is Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara.[5]
Early life
editKhalifa Sheik Qaribullah Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Kabara was born in Kano City Nigeria, on 17 February 1959. His mother died a few minutes after his birth.[1][3]
He received a B.A. in Arabic from Bayero University in 1994.
Personal life
editHe had nineteen children.[1][6]
He says he owns some of Muhammad's hair, which he was given by As-Sheikh Ahmadul Khazraji, whose family in the United Arab Emirates is rumored to have had the relic for centuries.[7][8]
Positions & honors
editHe was chairman of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board from 1992 to 1993 and member of the Kano State Sharia Implementation Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2003. He is the Chair of the Kano State Shura Council from 2011.[citation needed]
He was a teacher, school administrator and proprietor of the Turath College of Islamic Sciences in Kano.[citation needed]
The government of Kano State, under the government of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje named a flyover close to Kofar Mata after him (Sheikh Qaribullah Nasir Kabara Flyover).[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "'Ina da ajiyayyen silin gashin Manzon Allah'". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Saddiq, Mustapha (9 May 2017). "Sheikh Qaribullah na nan lafiya tare da iyalan sa". Legit.ng – Nigeria news (in Hausa). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Qaribullah Nasir-Kabara Archives". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ saynigeria (3 January 2018). "President Buhari Receives Delegation of Qadiriyya Movement In Africa". SayNaija. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Aminu, Habibu Umar (4 February 2021). "The man Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara - who's he?". Daily Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "University Of Oundurman Honors Sheikh Qaribullah Kabara". Retrieved 19 January 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ "'Ina da ajiyayyen silin gashin Manzon Allah'". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Sheikh Qaribullah Nasiru Kabara claims possession of prophet's hair – Dateline Nigeria". 11 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Jos, Abdullateef Abubakar (14 December 2019). "Ganduje Names N1.9bn Flyover After Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Nasiru Kabara". SolaceBase. Retrieved 7 August 2021.