On Thursday (December 15), a 52-year-old Islamic preacher by way of the identify of Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara was once sentenced to demise in Nigeria for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad.
As consistent with stories, the punishment was once passed to him by way of an higher Sharia courtroom within the Nigerian town of Kano. Abduljabbar had allegedly dedicated blasphemy all over certainly one of his preachings at his mosque.
In keeping with the prosecution, the Islamic preacher had allegedly violated Sections 375, and 382 of the Kano State Sharia Penal Code Legislation, 2000. They claimed that his ‘blasphemous video’ went viral on social media.
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Whilst listening to the topic, Justice Ibrahim Sarki Yola of the Kano Sharia courtroom claimed that Abduljabbar had didn’t shield himself, in spite of being supplied with ‘sufficient time.’
“I, Ibrahim Sarki Yola, Higher Sharia Courtroom Pass judgement on Town Quantity One, discovered you, Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, committing an act opposite to segment 283 (B) of Kano State Sharia Penal Code Legislation 2000, I, subsequently, sentence you to demise by way of placing,” the pass judgement on declared.
“The prosecutors additionally satisfied the courtroom that the accused individual intentionally interpreted the spiritual books and fabricated the blasphemous feedback in opposition to the Holy Prophet Muhammad,” he additional mentioned.
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“I in a similar fashion order the full closure of your mosques positioned at Filin Mushe Gwale LGA and Jamiurrasul positioned at Sharada,” he added. The pass judgement on additionally put a ban on enjoying his sermons on radio stations and ordered the confiscation of his 189 books.
Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara accused the pass judgement on of being unfair and challenged him to sentence him to demise. He mentioned, “You Ibrahim Sarki Sani Yola, modified the entire narration concerning the case move forward and sentence me to demise, I will be able to die honourably assembly my God.”
“And I’m pleading to my fans to not fear concerning the sentencing as I will be able to die as a righteous individual,” he remarked whilst his attorney desperately attempted to make emotional appeals to Justice Ibrahim Sarki Sani Yola.
Islamic cleric had held Shia scriptures awesome to Sunni opposite numbers
As consistent with a record by way of Day by day Accept as true with, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara belongs to the Qadiriyya Islamic sect and is thought of as a distinguished Sunni pupil in Nigeria.
Alternatively, as early as 2020, he expressed his inclination against being a Shia. “After a totally very long time analysis which I’ve made on my own, I spotted that Shi’a has extra scriptural proof over Sunni…” he advised the BBC.
“I will be able to now not hassle myself for those who name me a Shi’a, however I’ll be inquisitive about calling me a Sunni,” the Islamic pupil on demise row had mentioned 2 years in the past.
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Reportedly, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara had alleged on more than one events that one of the vital Hadiths (teachings of Prophet Muhammad), as narrated by way of different Islamic students, are both faulty or false.
Closing yr, he was once held captive by way of the Kano State executive, following lawsuits by way of students from different Islamic sects within the nation. Via then, he had 9 circumstances of blasphemy registered in opposition to him.
Following public outcry over the topic, a debate was once organised between Abduljabbar and different Islamic students on July 10, 2021. The chairman of the talk concluded that the Islamic pupil was once not able to reply to a unmarried query posed by way of different students.
He was once thereafter remanded in custody once more. Abduljabbar is the son of a distinguished chief of Qadariyya Islamic Motion in West Africa named Nasiru Kabara. He has now 30 days to attraction in opposition to the demise penalty, which was once passed out to him.