Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
Sheikh Ja'far Mahmud Adam | |
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 Ja'afar Mahmud | |
| Title | Sheikh Ja'afar |
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| Born | Ja'afar Mahmud Adam February 12, 1960 |
| Died | April 13, 2007 |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Northern Nigeria |
| Denomination | Sunni and Salafi[1] |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Movement | Malikiyya |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Tafsir and Tauheed |
| Occupation | Islamic cleric |
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Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (February 12, 1960 – April 13, 2007) was a Nigerian Salafist Islamic scholar and member of Nigeria's Jama’at Izalat al Bid’a Wa Iqamat as Sunna, a religio-political organisation based in Abuja.[2] His teaching aimed at revolutionizing the socio-political and religious life of his people. He prophesied about the Boko-Harram insurgency.
Teaching
Adam preached in Maiduguri's Indimi Mosque, which was attended by the Deputy Governor of Borno.[3]
Death
Adam was shot dead at his mosque in the northern city of Kano in April 2007.[4][5]
References
- ^ Gérard L. F. Chouin, Religion and bodycount in the Boko Haram crisis: evidence from the Nigeria Watch database, p. 214. ISBN 978-90-5448-135-5
- ^ Gérard L. F. Chouin, Religion and bodycount in the Boko Haram crisis: evidence from the Nigeria Watch database, p. 214. ISBN 978-90-5448-135-5
- ^ US Embassy, Abuja (November 4, 2009). "Nigeria: Borno State Residents Not Yet Recovered From Boko Haram Violence". Wikileaks. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ "Boko Haram suspected after cleric killed in Nigeria". www.thesundaily.my.
- ^ "Boko Haram suspected after cleric killed in Nigeria - International - World". Ahram Online.
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