Following the emergence of a photo showing Lamido Sanusi strolling on a specially made rug bearing his assumed name, “Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi ll,” some Islamic clerics have accused the reinstalled Emir of Kano of disobeying religious customs.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Regarding the accusations, Emir Sanusi refuted them, saying that what counts are the motivations behind his acts. To be clear that he did not mean any offense to the Prophet Muhammad, he cited religious beliefs. The debate heated up after a video appeared in which Islamic cleric Muhammad Sharif, who resides in Zaria, attacked the emir for not following the rules set out by Ibrahim Niasse and Ahmadu Tijjani, the two men who founded Tijjaniyya.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>