Salaam alaikum,
Well, we all know what happened and why I could finish up my little case study. I would have liked to have done a nice entry on famous African Islamic cities and there are other notable Muslims of African descent doing some great things right now such as Amir Suleiman (slam poet supreme), Tayyibah Taylor (editor of Azizah Magazine), Anas Coburn (creator of the Remarkable Current label and musician) and Anzala Alozie (civil rights activist and lawyer). But since March is crunch time, I did a summary of my work as listed below. Hijab tip to Umm Zaid.
Shaykh Amadou Bamba–19th century Senegalese shaykh of the Qadriyya tariqa
Abdur Rahman Ibrahima–Fulani prince who was sold into slavery in Natchez, Mississippi.
Imam Siraj Wahhaj–prolific Islamic speaker, American imam and first Muslim to give prayer before Congress.
Sherman Jackson–hijab tip to Manrilla because he is the expert on Sherman Jackson, author of Islam and the Black American: Looking Toward the Third Resurrection. He is also the professor Arabic and Islamic Studies in the department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan.
Askia Muhammad Toure–great king of the empire of Songhai.
Imam Zaid Shakir–American Islamic scholar and author of Scattered Pictures: Memoirs of an American Muslim. He’s also a lecturer and faculty member of the Zaytuna Institute.
Suleyman Nyang–Gambian Islamic scholar, writer and professor of African studies at Howard University.
Mansa Musa–the Lion of Mali
Bahiyah Betty Shabazz–civil rights activist and widow of El-Hajj Malik as Shabazz
Nana Asma’u–daughter of Sokoto caliph Shaykh Uthman dan Fodio, educator, poet and Islamic scholar
Umar Tal–Tokolar scholar and mujahid who led a military expedition against to establish an empire that rivaled that of Sokoto.
Yarrow Mamout–captured Muslim slave whose portrait was painted by American artist Charles William Peale
Idris Alooma–sultan of Bornu
Abubakari II–great African explorer, quite possibly the first African and Muslim to set foot in the “Americas” long before Christopher Columbus. Half brother of Mansa Musa
Shaykh Hasaan Cisse and Shaykh Ibrahim Niasse–the former is the founder of the African American Islamic Institute and grandson of the latter. The latter is a great revivalist of the Sunnah in recent Senegalese history
Lela Aboulela–Sudanese Muslima writer
Shaykh Uthman dan Fodio–spiritual giant of the Qadiriyya tariqa and caliph of the Sokoto caliphate
Shaykh Abdullah Hakim Quick–Islamic scholar and expert on the life of Shaykh Uthman dan Fodio.
Precious Rasheeda Muhammad–publisher of the Autobiography of Nicholas Said: A Native of Bornu, Eastern Sudan, Central Africa, Islam in America conference organizer and creator the Journal of Islam in America press.
El-Hajj Malik as-Shabazz–slain civil rights leader and American Muslim exemplar
Queen Amina–the warrior queen of Zaria (Nigeria)
Umar Lee said,
March 10, 2006 at 5:19 pm
I will add a few more;
Muhammad Ali- Greatest heavyweight and most famous athlete of all time
Imam Abu Muslima- Imam of largest African-American masjid in America.
Mos Def- MC and Actor
and there are others, but no list is ever complete I just wanted to add a few of my favorites.
izzymo said,
March 11, 2006 at 4:35 am
Subhan’Allah! How could I forget them? Maybe next time, but this month I might do something special for Women’s History month.
Ginny said,
March 14, 2006 at 1:29 am
Assalamu alaikum, could I borrow this post? How are you feeling? I’m doing good, Alhamdulillah. Just busy with work and other things. Inshallah, you’re doing better. Call me / email me when you are feeling up to it or when you have a few minutes. Assalamu alaikum.
Saeed Muhammad said,
June 24, 2006 at 9:21 am
Great website! But i must admit that I was amazed, but not susprised that you left out America’s two of the most influencial African Americans Muslims, Elijah Muhammad and Imam Warith Deen Mohammed. Most African Muslim have either been directly or indirectly affected and influenced by one or both of these two men. Even Minister Louis farrakhan , a man, a muslim who lead a million man march “twice” is excluded. But again, im not susprised, i have noticed that many historians, black nationist, Christains, and African American Muslims and non-African American Muslims who have been influenced by these group have have purposely desided to write thses men out of history. But the beautiful thing about history is you can’t change it. It is what it is.
Mustapha Babakura said,
September 12, 2006 at 12:21 pm
ASSALAMU ALAIKUM.
I`ll like to first comment your effort in propagation of islam in this present time that islam need more of inlightment to clear the misconceptions.
Another point is why not add the contemporary name and short bio-data of contemporary african descend sheihks and sholars,e.g.late Sheihk Ahmad Ali Abulfathi;Sheihk Dahiru Usman Bauchi;Sheihk Sheriff Ibrahim Saleh…and many more, not only Nigerian but through whole of Black skin Africans.
WASSALAAM.
Abu Yaseen said,
July 1, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Check the site “Famous Ango/caucasion Muslims.” A short list of notable or famous, Anglo-Saxon and/or Caucasian Muslims throughout Islamic history and the world today. You would thank that this site would have a list comparabe to it. I’d love to see something simular to it.
Ibrahim Muhammad Abdulrahman said,
August 29, 2007 at 5:26 pm
The bio data, acheivements, role and the uncountable and selfless efforts in spreading Islam of Sheikh Shariff Ibrahim Saleh Al-Hussaini deserves to be shown to the world to see, so as to lay hand on his books, which contains all that a Muslim needs.
ibrahim makari said,
December 6, 2007 at 8:45 pm
i strongly agree with the comment of abdurrahman
shamsadin said,
December 30, 2007 at 11:24 pm
Sheikh Ibrahim saleh Alhussaini is an islamic insyclopidia of past presnt and guidline to the future, a man of vision and focus,
http://www.alsiyada.org
http://www.alsiyada.net
yusuf uba abubakar said,
February 20, 2008 at 10:56 am
The struggles and the spread of real Islam as propagated by the noble Prophet and the condemnation of freemasons and ignorans of the religion by great scholar shiekh dahiru bauchi need to be spread to the world
IBRAHIM MUH'D. ABDULRAHMAN said,
February 28, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Dear publisher,
I want the public to have a copy of the below listed books of Sheikh Shariff Ibrahim Saleh Al-Hussaini, for each of them means a lot to the contemporary youths in particular and the entire Muslims in General.
1. Alkafi fi Ilm attazkiya
2. Sirat Arrasul Al-a’azam (The biography of the greatest prophet)
3. Muqawwimat bina al-umma
4. Aldurar al-lamma’a fi haqiqar ahl assunna wal jama’a
5. Ahkam qawa’id albahas fil muhkam wal mutashabih
6. Makanat ahl albait (AS) wa fadlussahaba (RTA)
7. Dala’il Attanzih fi ibtal bida’a alta’adil wattajsim walmutashabih.
When notable Muslims of African descends are to be looked for, Sheikh Shariff Ibrahim Saleh is more than just a living example.
Get me on crownshaik@yahoo.com
Admirer said,
April 4, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Dr. Potuskum, a writer , senior lecturer, criminologists, visionary, and above all a man of people. If i were to vote for the best father, lecturer, and a all accomodating individual, Dr. Potuskum will the suitable man.
presently lectures at the University of Maiduguri.
MOre on him will soon be displayed for the world to see.
For further information about this great personality, contact all lawyers in Borno state in particular and Nigeria in general.
a one time visiting lecturer at verious institutions, and an experianced lecturer in diverse areas of specialization, to mention but a few.
1. Legal Research
2. Criminology
3. ISlamic Banking. etc.
he has written many books, and all the areas mentioned above, he has a written book on each.
Mainly concerned with the western influence on the youth on their mode of dressing in particular and way of life in general.
More on this notable personality of African descent will be pested for the world to know.
More grace to your elbow sir.
lawyers and the Law profession will leave to appriciate your selfless contribution in the development of the profesion.
A 400 level student.
MUHAMMAD AL-ARIF MUMIN said,
May 6, 2008 at 11:52 am
Great website.thank you for a job welldone(islamic propagation).the role and achievement of Maulana Shiekh Sharrif Ibrahim Saleh in islamic propagation in the universe is uncountable.He should not be left out in your great website.
MA”ASALAM
Ibrahim Muh'd said,
May 8, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Muh’d Al-Arif I will be very grateful to know you. contact me on +2348072383444
Idris Hala Hassan said,
July 28, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Assalamu Alaikum.
I want to commend your effort in propagating islam, and wish to appeal that you include photographs of spiritual Islamic Schorlars like Late Sheikh Shariff Ahmad Ali Abulfathi in this web so that the Muslim world will see the the icon of the suffis world and the leader of the Tariqa Attijjaniya.
Thank You.
Idris wrote from Abuja, Nigeria.
Abubakar Ibrahim Alkalery said,
July 31, 2008 at 9:45 am
Everything about Muslims` Ummah,as wellas Dariqa Tijjaniyyah,you are our mirrow.As you are do the best,we always ask ALLAH to protect you where you are in the world.
ummaru salisu rabi'u, zaria. said,
September 15, 2008 at 8:35 am
please, those who think that, they ‘re the most holy muslims, should stop calling ANYONE who pray five (5) times a day ‘mushriki’, because these so called ustazs’ are found, mostly in Nigeria & these started at is kaduna state.
musaumar said,
September 17, 2008 at 8:06 pm
peace be opun you
shiekh shariff ibrahim saleh is the only way to Allah
Ibrahim M Hassan said,
September 20, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Any body with his own way of understanding, you have to know that those that you are calling Kafir are sensible like you or even more than you. Is your own base of understanding.
Aminu Dahiru Rafindadi Katsina said,
December 10, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Peace be upon You.
Quite sure the only way to Allah is noble people of God, like maula shariff Ibrahim Saleh Al-Husainiy, Maulana Sheikh Jaafarussaadiq Katsina, Maula Shariff Abul-Fathi, Maula Sheikh Dahiru Uthman Bauchi. May Allah be pleased with them, and may He increase the level of our deep love to them. Ameeen
Ibrahim Muh'd Abdulrahman said,
January 29, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Sheikh Shariff Ibrahim Saleh Alhussaini is a role model worth of emulation by all muslims. Above all, he is a descendant of the holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), He has shown the real image of Islam to the entire globe and worked tirelessly in clearing all doubtful beleifs such as witchcraft, superstition etc, which have long been lingering in the minds of many.
Annahda World Organization, which he establishd is one of its kind, and such a great organization ought to reach and cover the entire Islamic society and beyound.
I hope and pray that his discaples, students, freinds and all those who are connected to him directly or indirectly should strive hard and emulate him in spreading the peaceful way of calling to Islam.
Pharm. Abubakar Sadiq Danraka, Zaria-Nigeria said,
February 15, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Salaam alaikum,
Indeed Shaykh Ibrahim Saleh is an icom of sound islamic scholarship and frontiers of true knowledge. May Allah SWT continue to increase him in wisdom to benefit us, amin. I also congratulate him on his recently decorated well deserved honour of the prestigious Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by Nigerian government.
Massalam.
Idris M. Idris said,
May 26, 2009 at 1:58 pm
I realy appreciate the committments of civilized muslims towards their comments, may almighty Allah bless you all. Concerning the muslims life today we need to unite our self, and allow love to be our guide. Sheikh Ibrahim saleh said this many times, and I want my muslim brothers and sisters to unite if we want progress in this life.
thanks very much.
Ahmad Abubakar Aliyu said,
May 29, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Sheik Shariff Ahmad Abulfathi: is the prominent unique eminent Sheik of the centuary who is known as the Gausu Az Zaman not only in Tijjaniya order but in all sufi order and general humanity. He is the Vicegerent of Allah on earth.
Sidi Ahmad Abubakar Aliyu Jos Nigeria said,
May 29, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Nigeria is Considered as one of the greatest and the best place in terms of worship, like wise in Sufi order, it is having important personalities like Sheik Shariff Ahmad Ali Abulfathi Maiduguri, Sheik Dahir Usman Bauchi, Sheik Abubakar Atiku Kano and many others. What we are suppose to do is give thanks to Allah (SWT) and serve this Sheiks so as to get Allah’s pleasure.
MUHAMMAD AL-ARIF MUMIN said,
June 16, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Assalamu- alaikum
MUHAMMAD AL-ARIF MUMIN said,
June 16, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Assalamu-alaikum.
I want to use this medium to congratulate Maulana wa Murabbina Sheikh sharif Ibrahim Saleh Alhussaini on his well deserved honour of the prestigious Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) by Nigerian government.
Thanks very much
Ma’asslam.
moh'd tukur jere kaduna state said,
June 25, 2009 at 6:25 pm
i wanto use this oppprtunity to give special thaanks to maulana wamurrabina shekh dahiru usman bauchi may god continiour blessing them from known to the day of resurrection.
´m'bemba kaba said,
July 3, 2009 at 9:26 pm
je suit devenut fou .je suit musulman jvie au portugal d’aurigine guinee conackry .je vous remercie pour votre travail.si je pouvait recevoir les histoirs de waliou en français .sekh ahmed sidy m’bamba.je vous remercie.
kabir mahmud sarki said,
July 12, 2009 at 6:19 am
really sheik dahir bauchi stand unique and a model, he has a world record in islam which no other wahabby had. he memorised quran, his father does so also his mother. 57 of his children memorised quran off head and the most out-standing of it all was they memorise at the age of 6 to 7year of age. this is my hero is there any wahaby with a similar profile in the world? kabir