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Islam is one of the two largest religions in Nigeria. Nigeria also has the largest Muslim population in Africa. [1] In 2018, the CIA World Factbook estimated that 53.5% of Nigeria's population is Muslim. [2] Islam is predominantly concentrated in the northern half of the country, with a significant Muslim minority existing in the southern ...
Abdul-Rahmon, M.O. (2008): “Perspectives in the Teaching and Learning of Arabic and Islamic Studies in the South West of Nigeria”. In Z.I. Oseni (ed) Fluorescence of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Nigeria. Festschrift in Memory of Prof. W.O.A. Narisu, Ibadan: Heinemann Educational books Nigeria Ltd. (HEBN) 1–15.
Christianity and Islam are the two main religions practiced in Nigeria. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The country is home to some of the world's largest Christian and Muslim populations, simultaneously. [ 4 ] Reliable recent statistics do not exist; however, Nigeria is divided roughly in half between Muslims, who live mostly in the northern region, and ...
Ibrahim Ibn Saleh al-Hussaini CON, also known as Shaykh Sharif Saleh (born 12 May 1938), is a Nigerian Islamic scholar, teacher and mufassir.He is the grand Imam of the Federal Republic of Nigeria [1] he established annahda college of science and Islamic studies in the year 1957 and he is currently the head of the Supreme Council for Fatwa and Islamic Affairs in Nigeria (NSCIA).
Tajudeen Gbadebo Olusanya Gbadamosi (also known as T.G.O. Gbadamosi, born 15 June 1939) is a Nigerian historian and retired academic, who was a professor of history at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. [1]
The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) was established in 1973 at a national conference of Nigerian Muslim leaders in Kaduna under the auspices of Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), the group for all the Islamic organisations in Northern Nigeria. [1]
Shia Islam in Nigeria (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Islam in Nigeria" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Muhammad Auwal Adam also known as Albani Zaria pronunciation ⓘ (27 September 1960 – 1 February 2014) was a Nigerian Islamic scholar who specialized in the field of Hadith and Fiqh. [1] Islamic Law, mass communication, telecommunications engineering and ICT. He was a prominent Islamic scholar and the leader of the Salafi movement in Nigeria.