Katsina to host Muslims from 15 countries for Sheikh Nyass Maulud

Followers of the Tijaniyya Islamic Sect across 15 countries from the West and North Africa are expected to converge on Katsina for the 40th Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass Maulud. The Chairman of the Main Organising Committee, Sheikh Muhammad Hadi-Balarabe, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Katsina. Hadi-Balarabe explained that the Maulud was organised by […]

Followers of the Tijaniyya Islamic Sect across 15 countries from the West and North Africa are expected to converge on Katsina for the 40th Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass Maulud.

The Chairman of the Main Organising Committee, Sheikh Muhammad Hadi-Balarabe, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Katsina.

Hadi-Balarabe explained that the Maulud was organised by the national body of “Majma’u Ahbab Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass”, with the theme: “Life of Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass, His Works and Contributions to Islam”.

He said that the event, scheduled to hold on Jan. 17, would host about 4 million people across 15 countries from the West and North Africa. Hadi-Balarabe said: “This will be the third time Katsina is hosting the National Maulud of the revered Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass.”

He said the event is mainly organised to remember the contributions made by the scholar when he was alive.

The chairman, who recalled that Sheikh Nyass was born in 1900 in Senegal, died in 1975, after making immense contributions to the progress of the Islamic religion in the world.

“In 2016, about 3 million people attended the Maulud here in Katsina; we are predicting that the number will now reach over 4 million.” Part of the activities, he said, was paper presentations by prominent scholars on the life and works of the revered Islamic scholar during his lifetime. (NAN)