History of Imam Gambari of Ilorin

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In the name of Allah, the beneficient, the merciful. May the blessings of Allah be upon the holy prophet Muhamed (SAW), his households, the rightly guided caliphs and those who followed him till the last day.

This is to take the general public on an excursion into the archives history of
Imam Gambari (the third principal Imam of Ilorin).

According to legend history, the progenitors of Imam Gambari were sheikh Alfa Abdul Mumini and Alfa Aminullahi Nda both of whom are brothers of the same parents. The duo were among the emigrants who migrated from Egypt to kano the North axis of the country with the objectives of spreading Islam to mankind. Sheikh Abdul Mumini and his brother later migrated downward Kano to Bukani in the present Niger State also the North axis of the country in search of converts to Islam. The said place “Bukani” was coined from the name “Bakano” How? When our forefathers settled at the place, the nearby villagers do described our progenitors with an appellation of the name “Bakano” meaning people from Kano. Henced, the name “Bukani”as widely called today.

Thereafter, Sheikh Abdul Mumini in his pursuit of Islamic propagation, further his migration and settled in Ilorin the present abode before his brother Alfa Aminullahi Nda later joined him. Subsequently, Alfa Abdulmumini died leaving his households with his brother.

However, the titleship Imam Gambari as it were till today metamorphosised in 1842, upon the installation of the second Emir of Ilorin, Shaykh Shitta bn Alimi Janta who formally appointed a child of Alfa Abdul mumini, that is Alfa Abdulbaki as the first Imam Gambari of Ilorin and thereon till date.

From the highlighted history of Imam Gambari therefore, the followings are deducible;

1. Our progenitors are exclusively Alfas who are learned in Quranic and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhamed (SWA), they are not Serikis, Mogajis, Daudu or even Emirs as erroneously peddled by some unscrupulous elements.

2. Contrary to the distorted, fabricated and adultrated history, there was never a time from history that any Imam Involved in dynastic controversy with Alimi dynasty.

3. It is glaringly shown from history that the Appointment, Installation and Turbaning of Imam Gambari are exclusively done by Emir of Ilorin.

We the subjects of Imam Gambari therefore remain resolute and pledged our unflinching loyalty to the Alimi dynasty.

Conclusively with this proverbial analogy, Alimi dynasty is akin to an umbrella, which provide coverage or protection for all true born of Ilorin and if by any chance we see anybody puncturing the cloth cover of the umdrella, definitely, such a person does not belong to the group, concepts or subject being covered by the umbrella. In short, such a person is a bastard.
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Abubakar Issa Imam Esq.
Sulyman Abaya &co.

f: Imam Gambari Family

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