Dahiru Usman Bauchi
Grand Leader of the Tijaniyya Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi | |
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 Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi | |
| Title | Sheikh |
| Personal | |
| Born | Dahiru Usman 29 June 1927 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Ethnicity | Fulani |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Northern Nigeria |
| Denomination | Sufi, Sunni, Tariqa |
| Jurisprudence | Maliki |
| Movement | Tijaniyya |
| Main interest(s) | Qur'an Teaching and Commentaries (Tafsir), Preaching. |
| Notable work(s) | Tafsir al Quran |
| Teachers | 15,000+ |
| Occupation | Scholar |
| Muslim leader | |
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Students | |
| Children | 61, estimate |
Sheikh Dahiru Usman OFR (born 29 June 1927) is a Nigerian Islamic Scholar. He is among the leaders of the Islamic Sufi group known as the Tijaniyyah in Nigeria.[1]
Early life[]
Dahiru Bauchi was born in East Gombe at Northern Region, Nigeria.[citation needed] His parents were from Bauchi in East Gombe. His maternal roots are from Gombe. Dahiru Bauchi was born in the Hijri year 1346 (Gregorian calendar: June 29, 1927).
Education[]
As a youth Dahiru Bauchi studied the Holy Qur’an under the tutelage of his father Alhaji Usman. Eventually he learned to recite the entire Qur’an from memory as could his father. He received the Tijjaniyyah Tariqah. His father was a Tijani muqaddam (Imam), who was granted authorization (ijāzah) for tariqa. Dahiru Bauchi is deputy chair of the Fatwa Committee of the Supreme Council Of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in Nigeria.[2]
Criticism[]
Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi was detained in 2009 in Saudi Arabia by Saudi security forces while performing his pilgrimage in Mecca. The cause of the arrest was the ongoing doctrinal dispute between three major Nigerian Islamic groups, Darika, Izala, and Shi'ah, that broke out during Ramadan of that year.[3]
Shi'a killings[]
Usman blamed the 2015 Zaria massacre on Nigerian authorities.[4]
Personal life[]
The renowned Islamic scholar, now in his 90's with more than 80 children, married the daughter of the renowned 20th-century Tijani scholar Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse. Sheikh Baba Laminu Niasse of Kaolack, Senegal, officiated the marriage in Ibrahim Niasse Mosque, Senegal.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Am blessed with 70 children and 100 grandchildren: movement of tijjaniya, leaders". The Punch, -punchng.com- Nigerian news. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ Mohammed, Ahmed; Bauchi (2015-04-02). "Buhari's victory God's answer to prayers of Nigerians- Dahiru Bauchi". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ ali alkali "Saudi's Security Arrested Nigeria Tariqa leader Sheikh Bauchi", allafrica, 10-2009
- ^ Doya, Khalid Idris (28 December 2015). "Sheikh Dahiru blames army on Shi'a". Islamic Movement. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Nl Talk Talk "usman bauchi with 61 children got new bride", , July, 2016
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