Kabiru Gombe

Muhammad Kabiru Haruna popularly known as Kabiru Gombe is a Nigerian Islamic scholar, cleric, mufassir, and preacher. He is the present national Secretary General of the Jama'atu Izalatul Bidi'ah wa Ikamatus Sunnah, the largest Salafi movement in Nigeria,[1] since December 2011[2][3]

Sheikh

Muhammad Haruna Gombe
Personal
Born
Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe State
ReligionIslam
NationalityNigerian
EthnicityHausa
EraModern era
RegionNorthern Nigeria
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
MovementMalikiyya
Main interest(s)Fiqh and Tafsir
Notable work(s)Eradicating Bidi'ah
TariqaNot intrested
OccupationMufassir Barrister, Islamic cleric, Teacher, and Mufassir
Muslim leader

Early life

Kabiru was born into the family of Malam Haruna Gombe, a popular cosmetic trader in Kuri town, Yamaltu/Deba LGA, Gombe State. Kabiru is said to have memorized the Holy Qur'an at an early age of his life.

Career

Kabiru Gombe started as a youth member of the religious aid group of JIBWIS who were called Yan Agaji in Hausa, he then later went to Saudi Arabia to further his religious knowledge and study Qur'an science. Gombe is the present Secretary General of the Nigerian Izala Society since December 2011.[4] He performs annual Ramadan tafsir and undergoing several da'wahs across Nigeria and other countries, including Niger, Cameroun, Chad, Ghana, the United Kingdom etc.,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Kabiru Gombe also makes deep preaching about women affairs.[13]

Kabiru Gombe 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.[14]

Islam and politics

Kabiru Gombe supported Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over the candidate of the People's Democratic Party during the 2019 governatorial election of Kano State, saying that Ganduje had converted many pagans to Islam.[15] 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, Kabiru Gombe addressed the matter by saying the Izala Society did not collect any form of arms money from the government.[16]

See also

References
  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. Thurston, Alexander (2017), Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement, Princeton University Press, p. 102.
  15. 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.
  16. "Izala ba ta karbi kudin makamai ba – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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