Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
 | This article is written like an obituary. (February 2010) |
Sheikh Ja'afar Mahmud Adam | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1960 |
| Died | April 13, 2007 |
| Region | Nigeria Islamic scholar |
| School | Sunni |
Sheikh Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (February 12, 1960 - April 13, 2007), was a Islamic scholar and Imam living in Nigeria.
Early Childhood and Education
Sheikh Ja’afar Mahmud Adam was born on February 12, 1960 in the city of Daura in Katsina State.
In 1984, he was admitted into the Government Teachers’ College, Gwale, Kano. He graduated in 1988 and in 1989, he secured admission into the Islamic University in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, where he studied for three years and graduated in 1993.
Teaching and Da'awah Activities
Upon his return from Madinah, Sheikh Ja’afar set up the Usman Bin Affan Centre which became autonomous in 1995. There, Shaikh Ja'afar taught various subjects like Tafsirul Qur’an (Qur’anic commentary) every Friday between Maghrib and Isha prayers, Nahwu on Saturdays between 8:00am and 9:30am, Sirah on Sundays at the famous Almuntada Mosque in Dorayi where he also leads Jumuah prayers, and Tafsir at the Beirut Mosque, and various other subjects at various schools and institutions across the country. He also conducted Tafsir annually in Maiduguri during Ramadhan. He was also the head of the Usman Bin Affan Islamic Trust. At various times, he represented Nigeria internationally in Qur’anic recitation competitions. He was a member of the "Ulama Consultative Forum" in Zamfara and Bauchi states. He also presented various Islamic programmes on radio and television stations like Radio Kaduna, Bauchi Radio Corporation, CTV Kano, DITV Kaduna, NTA Borno, OITV Damaturu, and NTA Yola, among others.[1]
Sheikh Ja'afar's Death
On Friday, 13 April 2007, at around 5:30am, Shaikh Ja'afar was shot while leading the Fajr (Morning) prayer at the Dorayi Juma’at Mosque. The assassins shot Shaikh Ja'afar at close range tearing his chest and abdomen. Soon after the incident he was taken to Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) where he died before he could receive medical attention. It was also reported that the gunmen had earlier stopped at his former mosque at Gadon Kaya before they finally caught up with him at the Dorayi mosque where he was murdered.[citation needed]