| Religion: | Islam |
| Main Interests: | Hadith, Tafsir and Tawhid |
| Notable Ideas: | Steadfastness to the traditions of prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu-'Alaihi-wa-Sallam) |
| Notable Works: | Complete Translation of the Holy Qur'an, Teaching the true religion of Allah, and forewarning against whatsoever negates it (Bid'a and kufr, etc.) |
| Alma Mater: | Islamic University Madina |
| Teachers: | Sheikh Ahmad Bamba (Rahimahullah) |
| Denomination: | Sunni and Salafi[1] |
| Influences: | Ibn Taymiyyah, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Abubakar Gumi |
| Jurisprudence: | Maliki |
| Movement: | Malikiyya |
| Death Date: | April 13, 2007 (47 years old) |
| Sheikh Ja'afar | |
| Birth Name: | Ja'afar Mahmud Adam |
| Birth Place: | Daura, Katsina State |
| Birth Date: | February 12, 1960 |
| Honorific Prefix: | Sheikh |
| Death Place: | Kano |
| Death Cause: | Assassination |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Ethnicity: | Hausa |
| Ja'far Mahmud Adam | |
Shiekh Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (February 12, 1960 – April 13, 2007) was a Salafist Islamic scholar and member of Nigeria's Jama’at Izalat al Bid’a Wa Iqamat as Sunna, a religio-political organisation with headquarters in Abuja. He lived primarily in Kano and went to Maiduguri for his annual Ramadan Tafsir.[1] [2]
Sheikh Ja'afar was assassinated in his mosque during Subh prayer in the northern city of Kano in April 2007.[3] [4] Opinions were split at that time regarding the perpetrators of the crime. While some said that Boko Haram, an extremist organisation, killed the sheikh, others said that Mr. Shekarau, the governor of Kano at the time, may have been responsible because the cleric was one of his major critics.[5]
Abu Musab Al-Barnawi a son to Mohammed Yusuf, the founder of Boko Haram, in his 2018 book, Abu Musab al-Barnawi – Slicing off the Tumor Book – June 2018[6] asserted that Jafar Adam was assassinated by the Kanana Taliban, also known as the Nigerian Taliban[7]