مجلة التميز
Volume 5, Numéro 1, Pages 40-46
2023-03-15

Biography Of Sheikh Alkasim Ali Shanga And His Contributions Toward The Spread Of Islamic Teachings In Potiskum Town And Its Environs حياة الشيخ القاسم علي شنغا ومساهمته في نشر التعليم الإسلامي في بلدة بوتسكم وما جاورها

Authors : Dallari Abdulmumini Mohammed . Sunusi Abdurraheem Muhammad .

Abstract

Potiskum is the capital of Potiskum Local Government part of Yobe state, Nigeria had the contributions of many scholars. Sheikh Alkasim Ali Shanga had such a scholastic way of preaching and teaching Islamic knowledge which contributed to the growth and development of Islam and Islamic knowledge in Potiskum and beyond. But to date, there is no tangible record about the biography and contributions of this prominent scholar. As such, the study aimed to provide reference of the historic biography of Sheikh Alkasim Ali Shanga and his contributions to the spread of Islamic knowledge in Potiskum local government. Using historical and analytical approach. Findings have revealed that Sheikh Alkasim Ali Shanga, through sound scholastic approaches, contributed a lot to the development of Islamic teaching through his Majaalis.

Keywords

Alkasim Shanga ; Potiskum ; Islamic Teachings ; Development