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Islam in Nigeria has witnessed a rise in the numbers of Islamic extremism notably among them, the Boko Haram, Maitatsine, Darul Islam [60] [61] among others. These sects have sometimes resorted to the use of violence in a bid to realizing their ambitions on the wider Islamic and Nigerian populations as a whole. [62] [63]
List of Nigerian Islamic religious leaders; M. Muslim News Nigeria; Muslim–Muslim ticket; N. National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies; May 2021 Niger State ...
Islam was introduced to Nigeria during the 11th century through two geographical routes: North Africa and the Senegalese Basin. [7] The origins of Islam in the country is linked with the development of Islam in the wider West Africa. [7] Trade was the major connecting link that brought Islam into Nigeria. [7]
West African Muslim scholars, who were bilingual or multilingual [1] and constituted what is collectively a West African intelligentsia that shaped West African historiography, [3] composed the majority of West African manuscripts; most of the manuscripts were composed in the Ajami script and Arabic script. [1]
The former Nigerian Minister of Works, Isa Kaita, was appointed National Treasurer while Lateef Adegbite, the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee and the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice of the Western Region of Nigeria, was made the first National Legal Adviser. He later became the Secretary-General in 1988.
There were 48 magazines in Nigeria in 2004 most of which were news magazines. [1] Fashion magazines have also printed in the country, but these publications are relatively new. [2] Glossy women's magazines were first published in the country in the 1990s. [2]
Pages in category "Islamic organizations based in Nigeria" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This is a list of notable Islamic religious leaders in Nigeria. Sunni. Salafis. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi; Sheikh Adelabu; Ja'afar Mahmud Adam; Isa Ali Pantami;