Sheikh ibrahim niass biography of mahatma college

March 11, Throughout the s his following was largely limited to Senegal, though by the late s he had a following in Mauritania. He himself has been the subject of many writings of praise by his followers, and of criticism by his opponents. He was one of the earliest West African leaders with wide connections throughout the Islamic world.

He was a founding member of the. A learned Muslim juris consult, he delivered great many fatwas and and wrote many text books designed for students.

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Kano, n. Zaria: Gaskiya Corpn. Kano: Northern Maktabat Press, n. An appendix contains a short statement by Sh. Ibrahim, justifying his claims to be a wali and a qutb. Cairo: M. Ibrahim Niasse, Kano, for al-hajj Ali b. Analysis in Samb , Kano: Northern Maktabat Press,