Kabiru Gombe

{{short description|Islamic Cleric}} {{Infobox religious biography | religion = Islam | occupation = Islamic scholar | main_interests = Qur'an, Fiqh and Tafsir | notable_ideas = | notable_works = | alma_mater = | teachers = | denomination = Sunni | expand_students = | disciple_of = | disciples = | influences = Malik Ibn Anas and Abubakar Gumi | expand_influences = | influenced = | jurisprudence = Maliki | movement = Malikiyya | students = | region = Northeastern Nigeria | image = Sheikh Muhammad Kabiru Gombe.jpg | alt = | caption = | title = | birth_name = Muhammad Kabir Haruna | birth_place = Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe State | birth_date = {{date of birth and age|1969|06|01|df=yes}} | honorific_prefix = Sheikh | nationality = Nigerian | era = Modern era | name = Muhammad Kabir Haruna | expand_influenced = | child = | spouse = 4 | children = 20 | predecessor1 = Sheikh Bashir Makama Zaria | office1 = National Secretary, JIBWIS Nigeria }} thumb|Kabiru Muhammad Haruna '''Kabir Muhammad Haruna''' {{Pronunciation|Ha-Kabir Muhammad Haruna.ogg|help=no}} popularly known as ''Kabiru Gombe'' is a Nigerian Islamic scholar and preacher. He has been the present National Secretary General of the Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'ah wa Iqamatus Sunnah, the largest Salafiyyah movement in Nigeria<ref>[https://theglobalobservatory.org/2015/12/izala-boko-haram-salafism-nigeria-extremism/ Could Nigeria's Mainstream Salafis Hold Key to Countering Radicalization?], IPI Global Observatory, December 7, 2015.</ref> since December 2011.<ref>[https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/day-izala-regrouped-in-kaduna.html Day Izala regrouped in Kaduna], ''Daily Trust'', December 31, 2011.</ref><ref name="africascountry">{{cite news |last1=Ochunu |first1=Moses E. |title=Two Salafi Clerics Visit London |url=https://africasacountry.com/2018/01/why-salafi-clerics-london-visit-sparked-a-debate-on-modernity-and-morality-in-northern-nigeria |accessdate=20 April 2020 |work=africasacountry.com |date=25 January 2018}}</ref>

== Career == Muhammad Kabir Haruna started as a youth member of first aid group of JIBWIS who were called "''Ƴan Agaji''" in Hausa; he later went to Saudi Arabia to further his religious knowledge and study Qur'an science. Muhammad Kabir Haruna has been the present Secretary General of the Izala Society since December 2011.<ref>[https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/day-izala-regrouped-in-kaduna.html Day Izala regrouped in Kaduna], ''Daily Trust'', December 31, 2011.</ref> He performs annual Ramadan Tafsir and undergoes several Da'wah across Nigeria and other countries including Niger, Cameroun, Chad, Ghana, the United Kingdom etc.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hausa.legit.ng/1122999-makwabcin-sheikh-kabiru-gombe-ya-kai-kararsa-gaban-kotu-kan-zarginsa-da-aika.html|title=An maka Malam Kabiru Gombe gaban kuliya manta sabo kan wani zargi|last=Auwal|first=Muhammad|date=2017-08-30|newspaper=Legit.ng|language=ha|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hausa/labarai-42130508|title='Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi ne yake kiran sunana a wa'azi'|date=2017-11-27|work=BBC News Hausa|access-date=2020-04-20|language=ha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hausa/labarai-42130507|title=Mata sun fi maza bukatar wa'azi – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe|date=2017-11-26|work=BBC News Hausa|access-date=2020-04-20|language=ha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hausatrust.com/430/angano-sheikh-kabiru-gombe-a-bakin-ruwa-yana-shan-soyayya/|title=Angano Sheikh Kabiru Gombe a Bakin Ruwa Yana Shan Soyayya|last=HausaTrust|date=2019-01-29|website=HausaTrust|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hausa.leadership.ng/2019/02/22/an-nemi-izala-ta-ja-kunnen-shaikh-kabiru-gombe/|title=An Nemi Izala Ta Ja Kunnen Shaikh Kabiru Gombe|last=Muhammad|first=Musa|date=2019-02-22|newspaper=Leadership|language=ha|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://africasacountry.com/2018/01/why-salafi-clerics-london-visit-sparked-a-debate-on-modernity-and-morality-in-northern-nigeria|title=Two Salafi Clerics Visit London|website=africasacountry.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://aminiya.dailytrust.com.ng/ba-dabiar-malaman-sunnah-ba-ne-su-ce-wane-yana-wuta-sheikh-kabiru-gombe/|title=Ba dabi'ar malaman Sunnah ba ne su ce wane yana wuta – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe|last=Mustapha|first=Olusegun|date=2014-02-06|newspaper=Daily Trust|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dabofm.com/ana-saka-ran-dawowar-sheikh-kabiru-gombe-da-bala-lau-gobe-talata-daga-amurka/|title=Ana saka ran dawowar Sheikh Kabiru Gombe da Bala Lau gobe Talata daga Amurka|date=2019-04-29|website=Dabo FM Online|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Muhammad Kabir Haruna also gives deep sermons about women's affairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/hausa/labarai-42338468|title=Jawabin Kabiru Gombe kan matsayin musk a musulunci|date=2017-12-13|website=BBC News Hausa|language=ha|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref> Currently, Muhammad Kabir Haruna is the national secretary of JIBWIS<ref>{{Cite web |last=arewa |date=2021-12-26 |title=Takaitaccen Tarihin Sheikh Kabiru Haruna Gombe |url=https://arewatimes.com.ng/takaitaccen-tarihin-sheikh-kabiru-haruna-gombe/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Arewa Times Hausa |language=en-GB |archive-date=2021-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227092107/https://arewatimes.com.ng/takaitaccen-tarihin-sheikh-kabiru-haruna-gombe/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Islam == Muhammad Kabir Haruna is seen as one of the major critics of what Salafism considers as ''bid'a'' in Nigeria; he has taken a strong stance against Sufism (notably the Tijaniyya group) and Shi'ism.<ref>Thurston, Alexander (2017), ''Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement'', Princeton University Press, p. 102.</ref>

== Politics == Muhammad Kabir Haruna and Ahmad Sulaiman Ibrahim supported Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over the candidate of the People's Democratic Party during the 2019 gubernatorial election in Kano State, saying that Ganduje had converted many pagans to Islam.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Auwal|first=Muhammad|date=2019-03-15|title=Dalilin da yasa nake kira a zabi Ganduje – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe|url=https://hausa.legit.ng/1227609-babban-dalilin-da-yasa-nake-kira-a-zabi-ganduje-inji-sheikh-kabiru-gombe.html|access-date=2020-04-24|newspaper=Legit.ng|language=ha}}</ref> When JIBWIS was accused of collecting money that was meant to support the fight against Boko Haram from the government of Goodluck Jonathan under the administration of Sambo Dasuki, Muhammad Kabir Gombe addressed the matter by saying the Izala Society did not collect any form of arms money from the government.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-26|title=Izala ba ta karbi kudin makamai ba – Sheikh Kabiru Gombe|url=https://www.bbc.com/hausa/labarai-42128230|access-date=2020-04-24|website=BBC News Hausa|language=ha}}</ref>

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