Kabiru Gombe

Islamic Cleric

Sheikh

Muhammad Kabir Haruna

Personal
Born|

Muhammad Kabir Haruna

Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe State

Religion| Islam
Nationality| Nigerian Flag of Nigeria
Era| Modern era
Region| Northeastern Nigeria
Denomination| Sunni
Jurisprudence| Maliki
Movement| Malikiyya
Main interest(s)| Fiqh and Tafsir
Tariqa| Not interested
Occupation| Islamic scholar
Muslim leader

Influenced by

* Malik Ibn Anas and Abubakar Gumi

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

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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

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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

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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

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* JIBWIS
* Sani Yahaya Jingir
* Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
* Isa Ali Pantami
* Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
* Ahmad Sulaiman Ibrahim
* List of Imams in Nigeria

## References

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1. ^ Could Nigeria's Mainstream Salafis Hold Key to Countering Radicalization?, IPI Global Observatory, December 7, 2015.
2. ^ Day Izala regrouped in Kaduna, Daily Trust, December 31, 2011.
3. ^ Ochunu, Moses E. (25 January 2018). "Two Salafi Clerics Visit London". africasacountry.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
4. ^ Day Izala regrouped in Kaduna, Daily Trust, December 31, 2011.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "'Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi ne yake kiran sunana a wa'azi'". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
7. ^ "Mata sun fi maza bukatar wa'azi – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
8. ^ HausaTrust (2019-01-29). "Angano Sheikh Kabiru Gombe a Bakin Ruwa Yana Shan Soyayya". HausaTrust. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
9. ^ Muhammad, Musa (2019-02-22). "An Nemi Izala Ta Ja Kunnen Shaikh Kabiru Gombe". Leadership Hausa Newspapers (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
10. ^ "Two Salafi Clerics Visit London". africasacountry.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
11. ^ 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.
12. ^ "Ana saka ran dawowar Sheikh Kabiru Gombe da Bala Lau gobe Talata daga Amurka". Dabo FM Online. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
13. ^ "Jawabin Kabiru Gombe kan matsayin musk a musulunci". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
14. ^ arewa (2021-12-26). "Takaitaccen Tarihin Sheikh Kabiru Haruna Gombe". Arewa Times Hausa. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
15. ^ Thurston, Alexander (2017), Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement, Princeton University Press, p. 102.
16. ^ 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.
17. ^ "Izala ba ta karbi kudin makamai ba – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-24.