Leader of the Qadiriyyah Islamic Movement (QIM) in charge of the eight states in the Northwestern part of Nigeria, Prof. Muhammadu Bello Abubakar Kanwa, has called on the traditional rulers and Islamic leaders in the eight states to support the movement to achieve its goals.
He made the call yesterday at the Emir of Gwandu’s Palace in Birnin Kebbi, where he led the movement’s teeming supporters on a courtesy visit to the chairman of Kebbi State Council of Chiefs and the emir of Gwandu, Muhammad Iliyasu Bashar.
Kanwa told emir Muhammad Iliyasu Bashar that he was in his palace with the consent of the national leader of the movement, Sheik Nasiru Kabara and other leaders of Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Nasarawa and Abuja to seek his support towards achieving the goals of the Qadiriyyah Movement in the state and the country.
He noted that Qadiriyyah, like any other Islamic movement, such as Izalatul-Bidia, Salifiyyah, and Tijjaniyyah, has its mode of operation according to the tenets of Islam.
The QIM leader recalled that the Qadiriyyah Movement started with Shehu Usman bin-Fodio and Sheik Abdullahin Gwandu and has many followers today.
He said both the movement’s leaders and followers were law-abiding citizens who continuously operated within the context of Islamic laws.
He also seeks to include the movement in the affairs of Islamic and social services.
The emir of Gwandu, Muhammad Iliyasu Bashar, appreciated their visit and assured them of his support for the movement. The monarch, however, advised the movement to avoid preaching, which could lead to animosity toward other movements.
