Late
Liman
ADAMU Jibrin, the
Chief Imam of Kaduna state (Died in 1975. He
was Chief Imam for 43 Years.
During the historic
meeting with the Government of Kaduna
state and
religious leaders of the state at Kaduna Club in Kaduna,
Liman Adamu who
read special prayers and spoke about the issues at hand,
which were :
the issues of Nigerian Development, Shariah and
Religious Freedom, the 3 main religious leaders had these to
say.
Rev. Fr. Dennis Minihan
of the Roman Catholic Church said that "development
in every sense of it must include the development of
religious freedom and understanding, and we the
Roman Catholics want to have the right to propagate
our mission and religion freely without
restrictions. we therefore appeal to the state
government to make sure such environment are
created".
The
Chief Imam of Kaduna, Malam Adamu said that "Shariah,
contrary to the misunderstood view of some people is
the comprehensive Islamic law derived form two
sources, the Quran and the Sunnah or traditions of
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It covers every aspect of
daily individual and collective living activity. The
purpose of Islamic laws are the protection of
individuals' basic human rights to include right to
life, property, political and religious freedom and
safeguarding the rights of women and protecting the
children from abuse. This is also true for
minorities and other groups that constitute the
larger Community. The Islamic legal system gives
choices and allows both Muslim and Christians, and
indeed other religions to co-exist side by side with
one another. It protects the Freedom of Religion
even if one is not a Muslim. For in Islam, there is
no compulsion in religion, and we should exercise
restraint and allow our Community to develop but
economically, socially, democratically and of-course
religiously". Finally, Bishop JEL Mort of the
Anglican Church said that "I must confess that now
that Imam Adamu has enlightened us about Shariah, we
will do all that we can to work, pray and stay
together in harmony with our Muslims and other
Anglican brothers and sisters, and I want to further
say that we support the state's commitment to
development and religious tolerance and only ask
from the state government a fair deal with men,
women and children and their affairs.
In another development, the Chief Imam Adamu called
on the leaders of Nigeria to be fair to all. He said
"we employ you to exercise restrain and justice in
dealing with Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In
administering justice, there is no distinction
between believers and non-believers, friends and
foes, high and low. Allow rights to whomsoever it is
due, whether near you or far from you. In this
matter, you should be enduring and watchful even
though it may involve your relations and favourites,
and keep in view the reward of that which appears
burdensome on you because its reward is handsome.
Surely, those who believe (in
the Qur'an), And those
whofollow the Jewish(scriptures), And the
Christians, the converts; anyone who (1) believes in God,
and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous
life, shall
have their reward with their Lord: on them Shall be no fear,
nor shall they grieve. (Qur'an 2:62)...READ
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Liman
Adamu
Chief
Imam Adamu exemplary
leadership transcended
religious and communities in Kaduna state. He is
remembered as a dynamic religious leader with great
foresight and vision and as he always said: "Believe
in one God and do what is right. First obey Allah's
law and then uphold the laws of your land, and the
world. Be fair to your wife, your family, your neighbours, friends and to all, say always the
truth, watch and guard your conduct and utterances, pray to only
one God and live as if you will die the next moment
and be joyful and thankful to Allah
as if you will never die". That is in itself: wisdom
and "when
you are done and died, your
records(deeds) shall
be placed on your right hand in the hereafter as
stated in the Quran
17:17" “One day We shall call together all human
beings with their respective Imams (leaders): Those
who are given their record on their
right hand will read it (with pleasure), and they
will not be dealt with unjustly in the least.” We
should avoid at all cost for a situation where our
records in the hereafter would be placed on our left
hand"
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Anguwan liman
The
inhabitants of Anguwan liman like other wards in
Zaria city are Hausa speakers who trace their origin
to the Barebari (Kanuri) ruling class of Zazzau.
Traditional title holders like the late Fagacin
Zazzau Adamu, late Sa'in Zazzau and late Chiroman
Zazzau are said to come from babban gida (gidan
pampo) in Anguwan liman which still serves as the
main house where all traditional ceremonies like
weddings and naming ceremonies take place. Recent
traditional title holders Dallatun Zazzau Muhammadu
and Sarkin Shannun Zazzau Alhaji Bello Umar were
from Anguwan Liman. Also, Dr Engr Baba Jibrin Adamu,
the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on ICT to Vice
President Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo, who is the last
son of the Late Liman Adamu Jibrin is from Anguwan
Liman. The Late Liman Adamu's
house was rebuilt.