Kabiru Gombe


Muhammad Kabiru Haruna popularly known as Kabiru Gombe is a Nigerian Islamic scholar, cleric, mufassir, and preacher. He is the present national Secretary General of the Jama'atu Izalatul Bidi'ah wa Ikamatus Sunnah, the largest Salafi movement in Nigeria, since December 2011

Early life

Kabiru was born into the family of Malam Haruna Gombe, a popular cosmetic trader in Kuri town, Yamaltu/Deba LGA, Gombe State. Kabiru is said to have memorized the Holy Qur'an at an early age of his life.

Career

Kabiru Gombe started as a youth member of the religious aid group of JIBWIS who were called Yan Agaji in Hausa, he then later went to Saudi Arabia to further his religious knowledge and study Qur'an science. Gombe is the present Secretary General of the Nigerian Izala Society since December 2011. He performs annual Ramadan tafsir and undergoing several da'wahs across Nigeria and other countries, including Niger, Cameroun, Chad, Ghana, the United Kingdom etc., Kabiru Gombe also makes deep preaching about women affairs.
Kabiru Gombe is seen as one of the major critics of what Salafism considers as bid'a in Nigeria; he has taken a strong stance against Sufism and Shi'ism.

Islam and politics

Kabiru Gombe supported Abdullahi Umar Ganduje over the candidate of the People's Democratic Party during the 2019 governatorial election of Kano State, saying that Ganduje had converted many pagans to Islam. When JIBWIS was accused of collecting money that was meant to support the fight against Boko Haram from the government of Goodluck Jonathan, under the administration of Sambo Dasuki, Kabiru Gombe addressed the matter by saying the Izala Society did not collect any form of arms money from the government.