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Sheikh
Sani Yahaya Jingir
National Chairman Ulama’u council of JIBWIS
Personal
Born
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
ReligionIslam
NationalityNigerian
EraModern era
RegionNorthern Nigeria
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
MovementMalikiyya
Main interest(s)Fiqh, Tafsir
Notable idea(s)Boko Halal
Notable work(s)Jangen, Nduren, Ndumen
TeachersSheikh Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi, Sheikh Isma'ila Idris
OccupationMufassir Consultant, Islamic cleric, Teacher, and Mufassir
Muslim leader
PredecessorSheikh Isma'ila Idris
Influenced by
Influenced
  • Sunnah

Sani Yahaya Jingirpronunciationⓘ is an Islamic cleric scholar living in Plateau State, he is the National Chairman Council of Ulama Jama’atu Izalatul Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah JIBWIS National Headquarters Jos.[1][2] On May 25, 2015 he was elected chairman of the council when a decision is made after a council meeting in Jos made by the Ulama’u's elders Council while Sheikh Alhassan Saed Adam to be the second chairman. The election was made when the council lost its chairman Sheikh Zakariyya Balarabe Dawud.[1][3]

Islamic notable work

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Jingir performs annual Ramadan tafseer in Jos,[4] He is one of the most prominent scholars in Northern Nigeria. Jingir preaches teachings on the importance and benefits of imparting education among children of both genders.[5] Jingir also made a firmly fatwa that anyone who associates Ibrahim Inyass with Allah in worship is a Kafir.[6] Jingir shows the importance of optional Sittu shawwal fasting after Ramadan mandatory fasting,[7] Jingir called the government of Nigeria to work with Saudi Arabiya on what happened in Saudi Arabia during Hajj on 24 September 2015 as 2015 Mina stampede, to take foresight measures to prevent similar future crowd accident on building collapse.[8] Jingir makes hard preach on Boko haram by disbelieving that their act of Jihad is not according to the Islamic Shari'ah.[9][10] Jingir during an opening ceremony of Juma’at Mosque on top of the Zinariya Hill in North of Jos. He warned kidnappers across the country to seek a forgiveness from Allah, and repent likewise he will organize special prayers and fasting until Allah destroys them,[11] some people failed an attempt of his murder after being paid 500 thousand Naira.[12][13][14][15][16]

Criticism

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Jingir was invited by the state government of Plateau State[17][18] after performing a Friday congregational prayer on 27, March 2020,[19][20] when a curfew and a lockdown is declared on Christians and Muslims of Nigeria not to have a congregational prayers to avoid the spread of the virus, Jingir said; Coronavirus was implemented to stop Muslim from Salah,[21][22] also on Friday at his residence in Jos, Jingir said “Coronavirus is a hoax, a propaganda meant to fight Islam and to also execute economic war between China and America”.[23] He also called the attention of federal and state government not to ban congregational prayers in Mosques,[23] Jingir also said “I am calling the Saudi Arabian authority to open the grand Mosques in Makkah and Madinah so that Muslims can observe prayers.”Jingir also state further reasons and his view about the pandemic.[23][24] Afterwards, Jingir made an announcement that he will follow all the laws and implementations provided by the government of Nigeria to tackle the virus because he fully understands that the Virus is real not as he was thinking before.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Blueprint (2015-11-25). "Sheikh Jingir now Plateau Ulama'u Council boss". Blueprint. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  2. ^ "sheik sani yahaya jingir". Nigerian Bulletin - Top Nigeria News Links. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  3. ^ "Jos". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. ^ Tilde, Lawal Umar (2019-05-06). "Ramadan 2019: Jingir Ya Kaddamar Da Tafsiri Da Jan hankalin Malama Da 'Yan Kasuwa". Leadership Hausa Newspapers (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. ^ Shittu, Muhammad Tanko (2019-05-06). "Ramadan Tafsir: JIBWIS harps on women education, deploys 533 preachers". Blueprint. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  6. ^ Musa, Aisha (2018-04-17). "Nyass ba Allah ba ne, masu danganta shi da Allah sun kafirta - Inji Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. ^ "Benefits of Sitta Shawwal Fast, by Sheikh Sani Yahaya". Daily Trust. 2016-07-08. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. ^ "Hajj Disaster: Sultan wants Saudi to improve safety during Hajj". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. ^ "Babban Taron Wa'azin Kungiyar Izala A Abuja". www.voahausa.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. ^ Triumphnews, The (2019-11-19). "Muslims expected to earn from legitimate means – Sheikh Jingir". THE TRIUMPH. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. ^ "JIBWIS threatens to spiritually destroy kidnappers". TODAY. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  12. ^ Mustapha, Olusegun (2015-07-10). "'Naira dubu 500 aka ba mu mu kashe Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir'". Aminiya. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  13. ^ Paden, John N. (2012). Postelection Conflict Management in Nigeria: The Challenges of National Unity. School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. ISBN 978-0-9850966-0-1.
  14. ^ Thurston, Alexander (2016-09-22). Salafism in Nigeria. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-15743-9.
  15. ^ Chesworth, John A.; Kogelmann, Franz (2013-11-25). Sharīʿa in Africa Today: Reactions and Responses. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-26212-6.
  16. ^ Rubin, Barry M. (2010). Guide to Islamist Movements. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-4138-0.
  17. ^ "Najeriya: An gayyaci shugaban Izala". amp.dw.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  18. ^ NewNigerianNewsPapers (2020-03-31). "Police Question Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Jingir Over Misleading Of Followers On CoronaVirus". New Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  19. ^ "Why we observed Jumma'at prayers despite govt directive - Sheik Jingir". Daily Trust. 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  20. ^ admin (2020-03-27). "How Can Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir Perform Friday Congregational Prayer Amidst FG Coronavirus Restrictions?". Intervention. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  21. ^ "'Corona Virus' shirin Yahudawa ne domin su hana Musulmai ibada – Sheikh Jingir". Dabo FM Online. 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  22. ^ "Sheikh Jingir, Pastor Uden and Covid-19 Pandemic — Daily Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  23. ^ a b c Shittu, Muhammad Tanko (2020-03-20). "Don't ban congregation at Mosques JIBWIS urges FG, states". Blueprint. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  24. ^ Ibrahim, Aminu (2020-03-29). "Coronavirus: Sheikh Jingir ya fadi dalilin da yasa ya yi limancin sallar Juma'a". hausa.legit.ng (in Hausa). Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  25. ^ "Sheikh Jingir ya sauya matsayinsa kan coronavirus". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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