Muhammad Auwal Albani Zaria

Muhammad Auwal Adam Albani Zaria (27 September 1960 – 1 February 2014) was a Nigerian Islamic scholar who specialized in the field of Hadith.[1] Islamic Law, mass communication, telecommunications engineering and ICT. He was a prominent Islamic scholar and the leader of the Salafis movement in Nigeria. He was a Tailor at his earlier stage of life of which he usually called himself (Specialized Tailor). He was the first scholar to ascribe the word "Salafiyah" to the generation of scholars and students of Islamic denomination in Nigeria.[2] Albani was considered by many contemporary Nigerian scholars as the greatest Salafi scholar in Nigeria.[3]

Sheikh

Muhammad Auwal Adam
TitleAlbani Zaria
Personal
Born(1960-09-27)September 27, 1960
Zaria, Kaduna State
DiedFebruary 1, 2014(2014-02-01) (aged 53)
St. Luke Hospital Zaria
Cause of deathAssassination
ReligionIslam
NationalityNigerian
EthnicityHausa
EraModern era
RegionNorthern Nigeria
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceQuran and Sunnah
Movement[[Quran and sunnah according to the teachings of Salafiyyun]]
Main interest(s)Hadith and Tafsir
Notable idea(s)Quran and Hadith bases on salafus-salih
Notable work(s)Eradicating Bidi'ah and Salafiyyah Movement in Nigeria
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
TariqaNot interested
OccupationMufassir Barrister, Islamic cleric, Teacher, and Mufassir
Muslim leader

Early life and education

Albani had his origins from the state of Kano in the Northern Nigeria but was born and bred in Muchia Sabon Gari, Zaria. He had his primary education in the area before he moved to Barewa College. He studied Mass Communication in Bayero University, Kano. He obtained a degree in Information Technology from the Federal University of Technology Yola, in Adamawa State. Before his death, he was a Post Graduate student Postgraduate student at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the ABU Zaria.[4] This is in addition to his enormous study into Islamic Sciences especially Hadith, having spent decades studying hundreds of books of hadith and teaching the same. His vast knowledge and authority in Northern Nigeria led him to adopt the nickname of"Albani", after the famous Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani. His students, many of whom are erudite scholars now, are spread all over the country, especially the Northern States and particularly from the states of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Plateau, Bauchi and other North and Southern Nigeria as well as some Western African countries.[5]

Death

Boko Haram gunmen have shot and killed Sheikh Muhamman Auwal Albani Zaria and one of his wives in the city of Zaria on their way back home after attending the usual evening Tafsir lecture in the city. Throughout that Saturday of February 1, Sheikh was teaching and conducting different lessons at his school in Gaskiya layout, Zaria. In the evening, he delivered his organized lecture at Markazu-Salafiyya, Maje Road in Tudun Wada, Zaria at about 8:15–9:30 p.m. from the Book of Sahihul Bukhari, in the chapter of Hajj. It was after this that he drove himself with one of his wives and some of his children. Sheikh Albani did not like going on convoys and always drove himself. This must have been capitalized on by his assailants as they waylaid him on his way after the lecture at Tudun Wada. He stopped over at a Central Store along the Zaria Gaskiya where he did some shopping and as he got to Magume junction, the killers overtook him. First, they smashed his windscreen, shot his wife. When Sheikh Alba saw this, he came down and confronted them. He could not just sit back in his car and got killed without making any effort. This must have annoyed them as they started shooting wildly. Muhamman Auwal Albani Zaria fell. He fell reciting Laila ha illallahu. It was someone who lived close by that rushed out and took him to the nearest hospital at Wusasa (Saint Luke’s). All through the journey, he was reciting Laila ha illallahu. Inna lillahi wa’inna ilaihi-raji’unn (from Allah we are and to Him we shall certainly return). Sheikh Albani Zaria was shot when he was close to his residence about 1 km away along Gaskiya Layout in Zaria. The wife and son died on the spot of the shooting while the Sheikh was rushed to St. Luke Hospital in Wusasa area of Zaria where he was pronounced dead.[6] Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau, Claims Responsibility For Killing Sheikh Albani.[7][8][9]

References
  1. The man sheikh Albani Daily Trust
  2. "Sheikh Albaniy Zaria – DHSN – Daarul Hadeethis Salafiyyah Nigeria". Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. History of Sheikh Muhammad Albani Darul Qur'an lil Tahfiz
  4. "The world-class scholar: Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Adam Albaniy Zaria [1960-2014]". TheAbusites. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. Biography of Sheikh Albani Nazeer danjagale
  6. "How Terrorists Trailed Sheik Albani And Family From His School Before Killing Them". Sahara Reporters. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. Boko Haram Albani responsibility BBC Hausa
  8. The assassination of Auwal Albani Daily Trust
  9. Boko Haram leader claims the responsibility of killing Kaduna cleric sheik Albani threatens Sahara Repoters
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