SHEIKH DAHIRU

DA ƊUMI-ƊUMI: Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi OFR RA Ya Bawa Gidauniyar Sheikh Ibrahim Inyass Foundation Don Tallafawa Al’ummar Pá*lesdináwá Gudummuwar Ta Naira Million Ɗari ɗaya (₦100,000,000:00).

 

A Ranar Juma’ah(17-11-2023) Ne, Maulana Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi RA Ya Ƙaddamar Da Gidauniyar Tallafin Kuɗi Ga ‘Yan’uwanmu Palasɗinawa Bayan Sallar Juma’ah.

 

Mai Gayya Mai Aiki MAULANMU SHEIKH ƊAHIRU (R.A) Ya Buɗe Da Tasa Gudunmowar Inda Ya Bada Zunzurutun Ƙudi Naira Miliyan Ɗari(₦100,000,000).

 

Sannan Yayi Ƙira Ga Dukkan ‘Yan’uwa Musulmi Kowa Ya Bada Tasa Gudunmowar.

 

– Account Name; Sheikh Islam Alhaji Ibrahim Inyass Foundation

– Account Number; 0125407863

– Bank Name; Wema Bank Plc

 

ALLAH Ya Ƙara Lafiya Da Nisan Kwana Wa MAULANA SHEIKH(R.A) Ya Saka Musu Da Mafificin Alkhairi. Amiiin Yaa ALLAH

LISANUL-FAIDHA(Maulanmu Shehu Dahiru Usman Bauchi(R.A) Yana Cewa;

 

“ALLAH (S.W.T) Ya Kan Yi Kyautar Abubuwa Ga Bayinsa Iri-Iri Ya Kan Bada Mulki Ga Wanda Yake So Da Wanda Baya So, Haka Dukiya, Haka Farin Jini, Haka ‘Daukaka(Kai Komai Ma).

 

Amma Abu ‘Daya Ne Tak Wanda ALLAH Baya Baiwa Kowa Sai Wanda Yake So Kad’ai, Wannan Abu Kuwa Shi Ne; ‘SHIRIYA’ -Shiriya Ita Ce Kadai Wanda ALLAH Sai Wanda Yake So(Yake Bashi),

 

Ma’aunin Shiriya Kuma Shi Ne; ‘IMANI’ Imani Kuma Ba’a Gane Sa Sai Da ‘SOYAYYAR MANZON ALLAH(S.A.W), Iya Gwargwadon Soyayyarka Da ANNABI MUHAMMMADU(S.A.W) Shi Ne Iyakacin ‘Karfin Imaninka Kamar Yanda Ya Zo a Hadisi;

 

Inda Wata Rana SAYYIDUNA UMAR(R.A) Ya Ce; Ya RASULULLAHI! Ina Sonka Fiye Da Dukkan Komai In Banda Raina Dake Tsakanin Hakarkarina, Sai MANZON ALLAH(S.A.W) Ya Ce; A’a! Da Sauranka Ya UMAR, Sai SAYYIDUNA UMAR(R.A) Ya Ce; To Ina Sonka Fiye Da Ita Kanta Raina ‘Din, Sai MANZON ALLAH(S.A.W) Ya Ce; To Yanzu Ne Imaninka Ya Cika Ya UMAR, Don Haka; Idan Baka Ji Kafi Son MANZON ALLAH(S.A.W) Fiye Da Rayuwarka Ba, To Imaninka Bai Cika Ba,

 

In Kuma SOYAYYAR ANNABIN Ne Babu Shi, To Hakika Babu Imani Kenan; Komai Sallarka Da Ibadunka, In Babu SOYAYYAR ANNABI MUHAMMADU(S.A.W), To Akwai Garari, Don An Samu Wanda ANNABI(S.A.W) Ne Limaminsa a Bayan ANNABI(S.A.W) Yake Sallah, Amma Ya Zama ‘Dan Wuta Saboda Baya Son MANZON ALLAH(S.A.W),

 

Mu ‘Kara Godewa ALLAH Da Yasa Muka Zama MASOYA ANNABI MUHAMMADU (S.A.W)”.

 

Alhamdulillah!!!

 

ALLAH Ya ‘Kara Mana Soyayyar ANNABI MUHAMMADU(S.A.W)!!!

 

ALLAH Ya ‘Karawa MAULANMU SHEIKH (R.A) Lafiya Da Nisan Kwana Don Alfarmar MASOYINSA (S.A.W). Amiiiin

NIGERIA @63nd ANNIVERSARY

 

MAULANMU SHEIKH DAHIRU USMAN BAUCHI (R.A) Yana Cewa;

 

“NIGERIA Ta Ware Wannan Rana Ta(01 Ga Watan Oktoba) Don Tunawa Da Ranar Da Aka Samu ‘Yancin Kai Yau Fiye Da Shekaru Sittin,

 

Duk Lokacin Da Wannan Rana Ta Zagayo Sai An Shirya Bukukuwa a Ambaci Wasu Mutane Ayi Ta Yaba Musu a Bada Tarihinsu Ace Su Mutanen Kirki Ne,

 

Har Abada Ƙasa Bazata Manta Da Su Ba, Har Ma Wasunsu Ana Liƙa Hotunansu a Jikin Kuɗin Ƙasa Wai Don Dai Sun Sama Ma Ƙasa ‘Yanci,

 

To Jama’a Akwai Fa Wanda Ya Same Mu a Bakin Gaɓar Jahannama Za Mu Afka Ciki Ya Tseratar Da Mu, Bai Barmu Ba Har Sai Da Ya Kaimu Aljanna, Kuma Shi Ne Wanda Ya Karɓa Ma Kowa ‘Yanci Duniya Da Lahira,

 

Shi Ne Mai Cetonmu a Filin Ƙiyama Ba Don Shi Ba, Da Ba’a Yi Hisabi Ba, Shi ALLAH Yake Duba Ya Ji Tausayinmu Wato; ANNABI MUHAMMADU(S.A.W),

 

Don ALLAH Jama’a Akwai Wanda Ya Kamata a Kullum Ayi Murna Da Samuwarsa Irin ANNABI MUHAMMADU (S.A.W),

 

Ayi Ta Bada Tarihinsa Irinsa, Ayita Bukukuwa Irinsa,

 

Ai Ba Wanda Ya Kawo Mana Alheri Irin ANNABI MUHAMMADU (S.A.W) Saboda Haka Shi Yafi Cancanta Ayi Ta Tunawa Da Shi Fiye Da Kowa”.

 

ALLAH Ya Ƙara Mana Ƙaunar SAYYIDUNA RASULULLAHI(S.A.W), Ya Bamu Albarkar Masu Albarka, Ya Zaunar Da Ƙasarmu NIGERIA Lafiya, Ya Yalwata Arzikinta, Don Alfarmar SHUGABA (S.A.W), Ameeen

MAULUDI UMARNIN ALLAH(S.W.T) NE

 

MAULANMU SHEIKH TAHIRU USMAN BAUCHI(R.A) Yana Cewa;

 

“Idan Ka Ji Mutum Yana Sukar MAULUDI, To Ka Ce Masa; Ai MAULUDI Iri Biyu(02) Ne:

 

*. Akwai MAULUDI Na Zamani Wato Watan RABIUL AWWAL, A Watan Bature Kuma a APRIL, Wannan Shi Ne MAULUDI Na Zamani,

 

Akwai Kuma MAULUDI Na Makani(Wuri) Wato MAKKAH Da MADINA,

 

SHEHU(R.A) Ya Ci Gaba Da Cewa; Idan Mutum Ya Samu Kudin Zuwa Hajji Zai Tafi Dolensa, Shin Anan Waye Ya ‘Kra Shi???

 

Aka Ce; ALLAH(S.W.T),

 

Don Haka Duk Wanda Ya Tafi MAKKAH Da MADINA, To Ya Tafi MAULUDIN MANZON ALLAH(S.A.W) Ne Na Makani,

 

Zai Je Ya Ga Inda Aka Haifi ANNABI (S.A.W),

Ya Ga MasallacinSA, Ya Ga GidanSA, Ya Ga Ababen Da ANNABI(S.A.W) Yayi Rayuwa Da Su,

 

Don Haka Kenan Dole Ne Musulmi Yayi MAULUDI, Ko Na Makani Wato Zuwa MAKKAH Da MADINA, Ko Na Zamani ‘Din Wato Watan RABIUL AWWAL Ko APRIL, ALLAH Ya Barmu Da Son ANNABI (S.A.W)”.

 

ALLAH Ya Kara Lafiya Da Nisan Kwana MAULANA SHEIKH DAHIRU (R.A). AMIIIN

Honour in Faith Than in Clothes: Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Clocks 100 Years Fit as a Fiddle

 

Pc Aliyu Umar Yusuf Writes from Bauchi

 

One hundred years are synonymous to a century. A century has pieces of days 36,524 or 36,525. To form a century, you need ten decades groudly. A renowned, revered, versed Sufi, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, an erudite, resourceful has rose it with faith, today ”2 Muharram 1445 AH” . Religion first, years and health, knowledge and wealth, wives and children, pupils and books. This is ‘Lisanul Faidah” don’t change the narrative. He is one of the best of his time and beyond. His remarkable cloud sounds Africa and globe. This is not Sheikh’s doing, it is God’s.

 

Sheikh Dahiru is a highly deem as respected Islamic cleric, who is good in Qur’anic Tafsir. The chronicle of Sheikh, are pages that contribute so much to development of Islam. It is a big blessing to scroll a century in the struggle of Da’awa. This is the most excellent living that will forever remain pleasing illustrious. I pray, God to help me too, to taste the flavour of such blessing. Verily, if God wishes a servant blessings, He will light his darkness with ”Noor, Huda and Deen- Al-Islam” the Noor will be the light to bright the obstacles, the Huda to prevent soul from err, and the Deen to guide the servant in testifying Allah is ”Ahad” and Has no associate, and associating a partner to Him is ”Shirk”. Alhamdulillah years of Sheikh have sunk-down in emphasizing ”There Is No Deity Worthy of Worship Except Allaah, Alone, Without Partner”.

 

On this Golden age, to celebrate the century reached of the legendary Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, there is need to read a brief history of his lifetime. An interview with Daily Trust on Sunday, September 2022 in Bauchi. Here I culled, read in perusal and take the lessons. It mean a lot to you.

 

In an interview with Daily Trust on Sunday in Bauchi, the revered Sheikh recounted a brief history of his lifetime, thus: “I am a Fulani man, likewise my four grandparents, being that every human being has four grandparents: two each from their paternal and maternal roots. In my own case, all of them were Fulani. So I have no lineage to any other ethnic group.

 

We happened to be Fulani from the old Bauchi State before Gombe was carved out of it. From my paternal side, I am a Fulani from Bauchi State, Konkiyel, a community in Darazo Local Government Area, while from my maternal progeny I am a Fulani man from Nafada in Gombe State. So I am from both states. I was born in June 1927, which corresponds to 1st of Muharram 1346H on Wednesday.”

 

Islamic theology and exegesis of Quran:

 

The Sheikh further narrated: “I had my basic Islamic education under the tutelage of my father until I committed the complete Quran to memory. He was the one who initiated me to the Tijjaniya Sufi order. My father was initiated to Tijjaniya through one Alhaji Gwani Abba. Thereafter, he permitted me to traverse anywhere in the world in advancing my Islamic theology, as well as the memorisation of the Holy Quran.

 

“My father, Alhaji Usman, a son to Alhaji Adamu, had also committed the complete Quran to memory. My mother’s name is Hajiya Maryam.

 

“I went all over the world and Allah facilitated me in proficiency in Quranic recitation that some people label me as Gwani (equivalent to professorship) while some even went further to say I am Gangaran (akin to emeritus) in the field of committing the Quran to memory.

 

“Afterwards, my father again asked me to go about the earth for extensive theology; then I came to Bauchi. When I delved into theology, though with paucity knowledge, the Faila (the flood) of Sheikh Ibrahim Kaulaha was introduced. Before then, my father was an expediter/facilitator in the Tijjaniya Sufi order, who was facilitated into the order through the line of Sheikh Umarul Futi from one Muhammadu Ghali. So, after we got enlisted into the Faila of Sheikh Inyass, every move of my life must have some smidgeons to the Sheikh. Alhamdulillahi, I have gotten countless blessings in his affairs. I started holding tafseer sessions around 1950.”

 

Marriage and family:

 

The Sheikh also revealed, “I had my first marriage in 1948. One of Allah’s blessings bestowed to me is that my children can commit the complete Quran at a tender age. Initially, my children used to commit the Quran at 11; then at 10 and 9. Thereafter, it goes down to some of them having committed the Quran at seven.

 

“What fascinates me most is how I make the Holy Quran as my art and how I embraced Tijaniyya Sufi order as part and parcel of my life. And I adore meeting anyone who has affection for Allah and the prophet (SAW). My pastime is always for recitation of the Holy Quran, Salatul Fatihi, glorifying of Allah, seeking forgiveness and other forms of remembrance of Allah.”

 

Apart from his children, the Sheikh also has many grandchildren and great grandchildren who committed the Quran to memory.

 

Expertise in Islamic theology:

 

Asked if there’s any subdivision of Islamic theology he is more conversant with against others, he responded, “I am more proficient in the Quran, then Tafseer. Tafseer scholars attested to my expertise in the field; then Ma’arifa (interior or mystical knowledge of God), otherwise known as Tarbiyya (one of the greatest means to start a spiritual journey to Allah). This one too was affirmed by those possessing the knowledge. “I am an expert in the field. I have knowledge in other aspects in Islamic theology, such as Hadith, Lugga (Arabic vocabulary), Li’irabi (Arabic grammar) Tasrifi (Arabic Morphology) Fikhu (Islamic jurisprudence,” he stated

 

Asked why he doesn’t normally give direct responses to questions as he mostly cites examples, he said, “Citing examples is akin to Allah’s force that instils knowledge into human brains. You need to cite an example after providing an answer for people to have a better understanding of the matter. It makes people to understand the message easily. It is a strategy for responding to questions.”

 

Sheikh Dahiru bagged a number of awards in Tafseer. He also bagged many honorary doctorate degrees, both locally and internationally, one of which is from the Federal University, Lafiya, Nasarawa State. The federal government had conferred on him the prestigious award of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR).

 

Landmark accomplishments:

 

Some of the feats the Sheikh achieved in his almost a century sojourn on earth include proselytisation of thousands of people to Islam. According to him, he recites the Holy Quran so that he can complete a round of the holy book within two days.

 

Initiation of thousands into Tijjaniya:

 

More than 140,924 people have committed the Quran into memory in more than 1,500 memorisation centres he established across Nigeria and Africa.

 

Under his foundation, there are no fewer than 13,000 classes in the North.

 

Three years ago, Professor Khalid Abdullahi Zaria, who authored a book in Hausa about him, titled, ‘Shehu Dahiru Bauchi Ginin Allah and loosely translated Sheikh Dahiru as the edifice of Allah’, said, “He has 95 biological children, 48 female and 47 male. Amongst them, 77 had committed the complete Quran to memory. Of the 95 children, 13 had died and 82 alive.”

 

He has 406 grandchildren, of which 188 committed the Quran to memory. Of these 406 grandchildren, 236 are his grandsons through his male children, while 170 are from his daughters.

 

For his great grandchildren, who are 100 in number, 10 have committed the Quran to memory so far. And he has so far spent 72 years delivering the Tafseer of the Holy Quran.

 

Sheikh Dahiru has been to pilgrimage for over 50 times and more than 210 lesser hajj rounds.

 

Landmark accomplishments:

 

Some of the feats the Sheikh achieved in his almost a century sojourn on earth include proselytisation of thousands of people to Islam. According to him, he recites the Holy Quran so that he can complete a round of the holy book within two days.

 

Initiation of thousands into Tijjaniya:

 

More than 140,924 people have committed the Quran into memory in more than 1,500 memorisation centres he established across Nigeria and Africa.

 

Under his foundation, there are no fewer than 13,000 classes in the North.

 

Three years ago, Professor Khalid Abdullahi Zaria, who authored a book in Hausa about him, titled, ‘Shehu Dahiru Bauchi Ginin Allah and loosely translated Sheikh Dahiru as the edifice of Allah’, said, “He has 95 biological children, 48 female and 47 male. Amongst them, 77 had committed the complete Quran to memory. Of the 95 children, 13 had died and 82 alive.”

 

He has 406 grandchildren, of which 188 committed the Quran to memory. Of these 406 grandchildren, 236 are his grandsons through his male children, while 170 are from his daughters.

 

For his great grandchildren, who are 100 in number, 10 have committed the Quran to memory so far. And he has so far spent 72 years delivering the Tafseer of the Holy Quran. Sheikh Dahiru has been to pilgrimage for over 50 times and more than 210 lesser hajj rounds.

 

Testimonies from disciples:

 

One of his disciples, Malam Ahmad Tijjani Kolo, told Daily Trust on Sunday that the number of both his grandchildren and their children who committed the Quran to memory had surpassed 200. Again, the number of his grandsons has hit over 500 now. “It is safe to say that from his own children down to the great grandchildren, his family constitutes more than 700 members. With this huge family, it is very rare and difficult to have an Islamic scholar with such a volume of family.”

 

According to the chairman of the Markaz Old Boys Association, which houses students from his Islamic schools, Malam Ibrahim Imam Isma’il is only the Sheikh privileged to have begotten over 300 children – great grandchildren who had committed the Holy Quran. He, therefore, prayed to Allah to increase him with sound health and long life in peace and tranquillity.

 

Malam Muhammad Jibril Sogiji, another disciple of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, said he had achieved a giant stride in terms of uniting the Muslim community, especially looking at the five events he organises annually, including closing his tafseer at the end of Ramadan, Prophet’s Maulud, commemoration of both Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani and that of Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass (two spiritual leaders of Tijjaniya Sufi order) and the annual Zikirin Juma’a at the beginning of the Islamic year.

 

The director of ‘Wakaf’ Board (financial endowment) of Bauchi State, Malam Ahmad Tijjani Sa’id said, “The whole of Shekh’s live is a school on its own that shapes the moral guide of the society. He is the only one that is alive among those malams who trekked from Potiskum to Plateau to spread Islam. He had also journeyed from the North to South on a donkey to propagate Islam. Again, he rode on bicycle to places like Tafawa Balewa, Gindiri, North Central and South West for the same purpose. With the emergence of vehicles and aeroplanes, the Sheikh is able maintain the tempo despite his old age; he continued spreading Islam and the Tariqa.

 

“He has more than 1,000 houses across the country; however, none of them is on lease or hired as he gives them as free accommodation to his disciples. Only the almighty Allah knows the number of people who get free feeding under him. On a daily basis, if he is outdoors he can bid farewell to more than 3,000 visitors on courtesy calls within and outside Nigeria. He has also facilitated and paid for both the first and second marriages of most of his disciples, and when they gave birth he would provide the sacrificial animal, as well as shoulder their responsibilities assiduously. Such characteristics are uncommon.

 

Shehu, you have done it to the best, by God’s favour. This is not yours, but, that of divine, blessings of Your Lord on you. I pray, God to bless you with more years ahead to make it more enticing. Happy birthdate, age with grace Baba. Allah Ya Kara was Rayuwa Albarka.

 

Amin!

 

– Pc Aliyu Umar Yusuf Writes from Bauchi

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