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Although the majority of the Nigerian Muslim population is Sunni, there is a small Shia minority, particularly in the northern states of Kano and Sokoto. [1] [2] [3] However, there are no actual statistics that reflect a Shia population in Nigeria, [4] and a figure of even 5% of the total Nigerian Muslim population is thought to be too high “because of the routine conflation of Shi’a with ...
The "African Shia Islamic Movement" is a Nigeria-based organization. Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky is the leader of the movement. [1] It was founded in the 1980s, after Zakzaky traveled to Iran and was inspired by the 1979 Iranian Revolution. [2] In 2014, a procession of Shias celebrating Quds Day attempted to pass a military checkpoint.
A significant Shia minority also exists (see Shia in Nigeria). There are also Ahmadiyya and Mahdiyya minorities. [ 8 ] In terms of Nigeria's major ethnic groups' religious affiliations, the Hausa ethnic group in the north is almost entirely Muslim, [ 9 ] and the Yoruba are religiously diverse, with most following either Christianity or Islam ...
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]
Ibraheem Yaqoub El-Zakzaky pronunciation ⓘ (alternately Ibraheem Zakzaky, Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky; born 5 May 1953) is a Nigerian religious leader. An outspoken and prominent Shi'a leader in Nigeria, he has been imprisoned several times for what he sees as injustice, especially the system of corruption in his country.
Nigerian Islamic religious leaders (3 C, 3 P) Q. Nigerian Quranist Muslims (3 P) R. Royalty of Borno (1 C, 16 P) S. Nigerian Shia Muslims (1 C, 3 P) Nigerian Sufis (1 ...
Kabir Bello – Nigerian football striker [2] Qasim Umar Sokoto-a contributor to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, [3] the prayer leader and Islamic teacher in Sokoto, the Northern city of Nigeria; Tajul Muluk-a Shia religious leader of Madura Island, Indonesia
Nigerian Shia clerics (2 P) Pages in category "Nigerian Shia Muslims" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent ...