Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi

Sheikh Dahiru Usman is a Nigerian Islamic Scholar. He is among the leaders of the Islamic Sufi group known as the Tijaniyyah in Nigeria. Grand Leader of Tijjaniya, Movement in Africa Dahiru Bauchi was born in East Gombe at Northern Region, Nigeria.[citation needed] His parents were from Bauchi in east Gombe. His maternal roots are from Gombe. Dahiru Bauchi was born during the 1346 Hijra, (Gregorian calendar: June 29, 1927). As a youth Dahiru Bauchi, studied the Holy Qur’an under the tutelage of his father Alhaji Usman. His father taught him the Holy Qur’an. Eventually he learned to recite the entire Qur’an from memory as could his father. He received the Tijjaniyyah, Tariqah. His father was a Muqaddam (Imam), who was granted authorization (ijazah) for Tijaniyya. Dahiru Bauchi is deputy chair of the Fatwa Committee of the Supreme Council Of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in Nigeria. The renowned Islamic scholar, who is at 95's with more than 78 children