Salafi movement in Nigeria

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1970s
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Boko_Haram
Ansaru
Izala Society
Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS)
gptkbp:cause Sectarian tension
Religious violence
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Qadiriyya
gptkb:Tijaniyya
Christian communities in Nigeria
Shi'a Muslims in Nigeria
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:criticizedFor Mainstream Muslim leaders in Nigeria
Sufi leaders in Nigeria
gptkbp:focusesOn Purification of Islamic practice
Opposition to Sufi brotherhoods
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Gulf_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salafi movement in Nigeria
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Salafism
gptkbp:influenced Islamic education in Northern Nigeria
Religious discourse in Nigeria
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Wahhabism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
Hausa
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Mosques
Books
Pamphlets
Public lectures
Islamic schools
Online platforms
Radio stations
gptkbp:notableFigure Sheikh Abubakar Gumi
Sheikh Ismaila Idris
Sheikh Kabiru Gombe
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Sufism
Bid‘ah (religious innovation)
gptkbp:organization gptkb:center
Ansar-ul-Islam
Izala Society
gptkbp:promotion Literal interpretation of Quran and Hadith
Strict monotheism
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Nigeria
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:teaches Opposition to religious innovation
Rejection of saint veneration
Rejection of shrine visitation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sheikh_Ja'far_Shadiq
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7