spiritual leader of Qadiriyya Sufi Order in Nigeria and West Africa since 1996
Qaribullah Nasiru kabara
Khalifa in 2022
Personal
Born
Qaribullahi Nasir Kabara

(1959-02-17)17 February 1959
Kano, Kano State, Nigeria
ReligionIslam
RegionKano Central/Kabara
DenominationSufism
JurisprudenceMaliki
MovementQadiriyya Movement for west Africa
Main interest(s)Tafsir al Quran and so many other books
Notable idea(s)Tafsir and Fiqh
Notable work(s)Attajul Jami'u lil ahadisil rasul
Alma materBayero University Kano
TeachersDr. Sheikh Usman Nuraini, Dr. Mukhtar Atamma Bin Ahmad, Professor Ali Naib Suwaid, Professor Muhammad Auwal Abubakar, Professor Muhammad Sani Yusuf Darma
TariqaQadiriyya Movement for west Africa
OccupationScholar, Teacher and Sufism Leader
Muslim leader
Disciple ofSheikh Nasir Kabara
Disciples
  • Sidi Musal Qasiyuni,
Students
  • Professor Matabuli Shehu Kabara, Professor Yahaya Imam, Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, Late Aliyul Hauwas, Dr. Abubakar Muhammad Chigari, Dr. Jamilu Al-qadiri, Dr. Shehil Fatih
Influenced by
  • Sheikh Nasir Kabara
ChildrenAl-Fateh Kabara, Sumayyah Kabara , Amirul-Jaishi Kabara, Abubakar Kabara, Rufa'i Kabara, Nassir Kabara, Khadija Kabara, Ibrahim Kabara, Aisha Kabara, Nuruddaim Kabara, Sammani Kabara, Hassan Kabara, Mujtaba Kabara, Abdulkadir Kabara, Iklil Kabara, Mustafalbakhri Kabara, Nasrani Kabara, Fatima Kabara, Amina Kabara

Khalifa Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Kabara Al-Malikiy, Al-Ash’ariy, Al-Qadiriy (born 17 February 1959) is the leader of the Qadriyyah Sufi Movement in Nigeria and the entire West African region. He became the Khalifa in 1996 after the death of his father, Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Kabara. With adherents stretching from Chad basin to the Senegambia, the Qadriyyah Tariqa is the most focused concentration of Sufi adherents in post-colonial Africa. Under the leadership of Khalifa Sheikh Qaribullah the Qadriyyah becomes more globalized, while retaining its local roots, using media technologies to spread the message of peace and conflict resolution through mutual dialogue, particularly among youth.[1][2][3][4]Nasiru Kabara (RA).

Qaribullah Kabara is a blood brother to Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara.[5]

Early life

Khalifa Sheik Qaribullah Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Kabara was born in Kano City Northern Nigeria, on 17 February 1959. His mother died a few minutes after his birth. The name of his stepmother is Khadija. Khadija did the best she could to make sure that he, Khalifa, not only had just a mother, but also a caring one. Khadija had been there for him, catered for him every step of the way. The House of Qadriyyah, which Khalifa Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Muhammad Nasir Kabara currently heads is outstanding in three respects – structured formal education in Islamic sciences, public education in Islam (Da’awah), and weekly congregational meditations.[1][3]

As a teenager, he had developed the desire to be a great Arabic poet, but, simultaneously, his father had to draw him near and made him dear that he, some day, would, with every element of verbatim step in his shoes.[1][2][6]

That marriage (the polygamy style), as unusual as it was, had to bear nineteen children for him.[1][6]


The two houses:

Musa Isa Ayagi's and Muallem Bashir's.

In each of these houses, he had studied “Arabic grammar" and "monotheism".

These two amazing folks were, today, nowhere to be spotted.[1]

Education

THE SCHOOLS HE ATTENDED INCLUDES:

  • Ma’ahad Sheik Nasir Gwale Primary School 1973.[7]
  • S.H.I.S Shahuci Kano Higher Islamic School 1977.
  • Bayero University Kano Diploma Arabic 1983.
  • Bayero University Kano B.A Arabic 1994.

Personal life

Sheikh Qaribullah was born at Darul Qadiriyya Headquarter Based in Kabara, Kano State, Nigeria.

As a child, he spent most of his life with his father, which makes him out of peer group. Malam Kabara II has three wives and nineteen children.[7]

The Sheikh has also held many positions of public service within and outside Nigeria. He served as Chairman of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board from 1992 to 1993 and member of the Kano State Sharia Implementation Advisory Committee from 2000 to 2003. He is the Chair of the Kano State Shura Council since 2011.

According to Sheikh Qaribullah Kabara he possesses the hair of prophet Muhammad, which he was given by As-Sheikh Ahmadul Khazraji, a person from United Arab Emirates, from a family rumored to possess the relic for centuries.[7][8]

Legacy

He succeeded his father, and has served as the leader of West Africa for the past 25 years.[9]

Sheikh (Dr.) Qaribullah has been a teacher, school administrator and proprietor of the Turath College of Islamic Sciences in Kano.

The government of Kano State, under the government of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje named a flyover close to Kofar Mata after his name (Sheikh Qaribullah Nasir Kabara Flyover), to honor his contribution towards Islamic religion.[10]

Maukib Qadirriya

Precisely, the year 1952 (1373A.H.) marked the beginning of the annual maukibul Qadiriyya era and gathering of Qadiriyya movement it was an event for the in depth interpretation of the biography of Sheikh AbdulQadir Jelany doctrines of the movement to be followed by procession within the streets of Kano city for final convergence at Wali Maigiginya cemetery site to be addressed by the leader of the movement. This event was initiated by late Sheikh Muhammad Nasiru Kabara in commemoration or the birth date of the founder of Qadiriyya sufi movement, Sheikh AbdulQadir Jelany. At the onset the occasion had little number of participants. but as time goes on, the number increased seriously making the occasion so attractive through drawing millions of people from most parts of the Muslim world indicating that it is one of the globally recognized religious gatherings. In 1996, Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Muhammad Nasiru Kabara, who took the mantle of leadership of the movement. After the death of his late father, he made colossal efforts to see to the progress and development of the movement to consolidate on his late father's initiatives and ensure scientific realizations of the Sheikh Nasiru's yearnings and aspirations. These include further propagation of the movement in different parts of the world through preaching, publications and establishment of centres. particularly a Standard Islamic Centre at the Federal Capital territory, Abuja and other two centres in Jigawa and Gombe States. All praise is due to Allah SWT for the huge success as the movement is recording a notable achievement under the good leadership style of Sheikh Qaribullah (Khalifah).[11][12][13][14][15]

Family

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "'Ina da ajiyayyen silin gashin Manzon Allah'". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Saddiq, Mustapha (9 May 2017). "Sheikh Qaribullah na nan lafiya tare da iyalan sa". Legit.ng – Nigeria news (in Hausa). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Qaribullah Nasir-Kabara Archives". The Eagle Online. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ↑ saynigeria (3 January 2018). "President Buhari Receives Delegation of Qadiriyya Movement In Africa". SayNaija. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Aminu, Habibu Umar (4 February 2021). "The man Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara - who's he?". Daily Trust. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 "University Of Oundurman Honors Sheikh Qaribullah Kabara". Retrieved 19 January 2023 – via PressReader.
  7. 1 2 3 "'Ina da ajiyayyen silin gashin Manzon Allah'". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sheikh Qaribullah Nasiru Kabara claims possession of prophet's hair – Dateline Nigeria". 11 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Qadriyya". www.kanoonline.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Jos, Abdullateef Abubakar (14 December 2019). "Ganduje Names N1.9bn Flyover After Sheikh Qaribullah Sheikh Nasiru Kabara". SolaceBase. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Giginyu, Ibrahim Musa (6 November 2022). "Kano agog as Qadiriyya holds 72nd Maukibi". Daily Trust. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Tracker, Nigerian (5 November 2022). "Kano agog as Qadiriyya holds 72nd Maukibi". Nigerian Tracker. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Kano agog as Qadiriyya holds 72nd Maukibi - Daily News 24". 5 November 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Giginyu, Ibrahim Musa (18 October 2022). "Maulud: Qadiriyya leader calls on Muslims to imbibe virtues". Daily Trust. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Liman, Yakubu (6 November 2022). "HOTUNA: Bikin taron Maukibin Qadiriyya karo na 72 a Kano". Aminiya. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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