FULL HISTORY OF SHIEK JAAFAR MAHMUD ADAM (R. A.)

Sheikh Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
Full name	Sheikh Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
Born	February 12, 1960
Died	April 13, 2007
Region	Nigeria Islamic scholar
Early Childhood and Education Sheikh Ja’afar Mahmud Adam was born on February 12, 1960 in the city of Daura in Katsina State. In 1984, he was admitted into the Government Teachers’ College, Gwale, now Government Arabic College Gwale Kano, (G.A.C gwale Kano). He graduated in 1988 and in 1989, he secured admission into the Islamic University in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, where he studied for four years and graduated in 1993. [edit] Teaching and Da'awah Activities Upon his return from Madinah, Sheikh Ja’afar set up the Usman Bin Affan Centre which became autonomous in 1995. There, Shaikh Ja'afar taught various classes. He also conducted Tafsir annually in Maiduguri during Ramadhan. He was the head of the Usman Bin Affan Islamic Trust. At various times, he represented Nigeria internationally in Qur'anic recitation competitions. He was a member of the "Ulama Consultative Forum" in Zamfara and Bauchi states. He also presented various Islamic programmes on radio and television stations like Radio Kaduna, Bauchi Radio Corporation, ARTV Kano, DITV Kaduna, NTA Borno, OITV Damaturu, and NTA Yola, among others.[1] [edit] Sheikh Ja'afar's Death On Friday, 13 April 2007, at around 5:30am, Shaikh Ja'afar was shot while leading the Fajr (Morning) prayer at the Dorayi Juma’at Mosque. The assassins shot Shaikh Ja'afar at close range tearing his chest and abdomen. Soon after the incident he was taken to Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) where he died before he could receive medical attention. It was also reported that the gunmen had earlier stopped at his former mosque at Gadon Kaya before they finally caught up with him at the Dorayi mosque where he was murdered.