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The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (Arabic: الحركة الاسلامية في نيجيريا) is a banned Shia religious organization which aims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria. It was founded by Ibrahim Zakzaky , who was inspired by the Iranian Revolution and rejects the authority of the Nigerian Government. [ 3 ]
Ibraheem Zakzaky is the primary figure and spiritual leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (formerly: Muslim Brothers [11]), Africa's most prominent Shi'a Muslim movement. Of Nigeria's 180 million population, around 50 percent are Muslim, a small minority of which belong to Shi'a Islam .
Falguni Sanjay Nayar (born 19 February 1963) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman, [3] who is the founder and CEO of the beauty and lifestyle retail company Nykaa, formally known as FSN E-Commerce Ventures which is an acronym of her own name. [4] [5] Nayar is one of two self-made female Indian billionaires.
Nykaa Fashion – Nykd by Nykaa, 20 Dresses, RSVP, Mondano, Likha, [37] Pipa Bella [38] [39] In 2015, Nykaa launched its collection of in-house beauty products via Nykaa Cosmetics and later expanded it across categories of Eyes, Nails, Face, Lips. [40] [41] The Nykaa Naturals portfolio is a collection of skincare and personal care products. [42]
Muhammad Marwa (died 1980), best known by his nickname Maitatsine, was a controversial Muslim preacher in Nigeria who founded the Yan Tatsine, a militant Quranist movement that first appeared around the early 1970s. [1] [2] [3] Maitatsine is a Hausa word meaning "the one who damns" and refers to his curse-laden public speeches against the ...
Sheikh Isma'ila Idris (1937–2000), also known as Me Izala, was a Nigerian Islamic scholar, teacher, and former military officer. He was the founder and inaugural chairman of the Izala Society (officially Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah), an organization aimed at promoting Islamic reform and countering what it viewed as un-Islamic innovations in practice.
Muslims in Nigeria are predominantly Sunnis of the Maliki school of thought. However, there is a significant Shia minority, primarily in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Osun, Kwara, Yobe and Sokoto states (see Shia in Nigeria). In particular, A 2008 Pew Forum survey on religious diversity identified 5% of Nigerian Muslims as Shia. [5]
Adherents of the movement were among the earliest Lagosians to embrace Western education, two prominent members, Jibril Martin and Mohammed Agusto are the pioneer Muslim lawyers from Nigeria while another member, Abdul Hamid Saka Tinubu was the earliest trained Muslim doctor in the country.