The Contributions of Late Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Albani Zaria to the Growth and Development of Islam 1995-2014. A.D.

Abstract

This study titled “The Contributions of Late Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Al-bani Zaria to the Growth and Development of Islam; 1995-2014 A.D.” has been initiated to explore and asses Albani’s intellectual contributions to Islam and Muslim word in the course of conducting the study a very good number, of relevant and vital sources for data collections presentation and analysis were used namely; oral information (interviews), published and unpublished sources. The study has been subdivided into inter related segments whereby each examines a specific and similar fields of the study. The study surveys the geographical location of Zazzau Emirate, i.e. place of birth of the above named individual personality under Historical review; Further to the above, the study has explored and assessed his family background, childhood, religious and Western Educational career, professionalism in tailoring, Information and Communication Technology, (field of Software, Installation and Database). The study is purely centres on his biographical portrait, propagation, conversion, preaching, teaching, philantropism, dedication, diplomatic relations within and beyond Nigeria, ideological beliefs and conflict with nonSallafs Sects under Islam. The last but not the least, it is worthy to state that the personality owned a comprehensive Library, two Universities under construction namely; Al-bani University of Science and Technology, and Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi University of Islamic Law to state but a few. Late Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Al-bani was brutally assassinated on 1 st February, 2014 and buried in accordance with Islamic law on 2nd February, 2014 by unknown religious antagonistic camp members and his demise has created a serious gap in Muslims’ Society and Modern World of Information Technology, as far as his professionalism in the area of knowledge is concerned and as well as in the field of Islamic Revolutionary Movement, and Da’awah (propagation). Furthermore, the study found and justified that despite all the major ideological conflicts of religious interests and financial crises confronted by Albani he had never surrendered and had remarkably some of his major targeted goals and objectives particularly in the field of teachinglearning aspects, conversion of Non-Muslims into Islamic, religious, educational and economic empowerment of the less privilege children (orphans) and others. At tail end, the study suggests the way forward of critically and logically study this scholarly work conducted.