List of Nigerian Islamic religious leaders explained

This is a list of notable Islamic religious leaders in Nigeria.

Sunni

Salafis

• Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
• Sheikh Adelabu
• Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
• Isa Ali Pantami
• Kabiru Gombe
• Sani Yahaya Jingir
• Ahmad Sulaiman Ibrahim
• Muhammad Auwal Albani Zaria
• Isma'ila Idris
• Abubakar Shekau
• Muhammad Yusuf
• Sulaiman Muhammad Adam
• Yakubu Musa Katsina

Sufist

• Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara
• Qaribullah Nasiru Kabara
• Dahiru Usman Bauchi
• Nasuru Kabara
• Sa'adu Abubakar
• Siddiq Abubakar III
• Muhammed Bello
• Abdullahi dan Fodio
• Usman dan Fodio
• Ibrahim Ibn Saleh al-Hussaini
• Modibbo Raji
• Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
• Usman Umar Kibiya
• Ibrahim Ahmad Maqary

Shi'ites

• Ibrahim Zakzaky
• Qasim Umar Sokoto