Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (February 12, 1960 – April 13, 2007) was a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

br>Salafist Islamic scholar
and member of Nigeria's Jama’at Izalat al Bid’a Wa Iqamat as Sunna, a religio-political organisation with headquarters in Abuja. He lived primarily in Kano while he went to

Maiduguri Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border form ...

for his Annual Ramadan Tafsir.

Teaching

Adam preached in

's Indimi Mosque, which was attended by the Deputy Governor of Borno.

Death

Sheikh Ja'afar was shot dead at his mosque during Subh prayer in the northern city of Kano in April 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adam, Jaafar Mahmud 1960 births 2007 deaths Nigerian Sunni Muslims Islamic University of Madinah alumni International University of Africa alumni Nigerian Salafis Deaths by firearm in Nigeria People from Kano Nigerian Sunni religious leaders Nigerian Muslim activists

Teaching

Death

See also

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