Title: Islamic Movement (Nigeria) - Wikipedia
Headings: Islamic Movement (Nigeria)
Islamic Movement (Nigeria)
Contents
Founder of the IMN Sheikh Zakzaky
Branches
Academic Forum
Resource Forum
Islamic Movement Production
Shuhada Foundation
Sisters Forum
IM Publication
Madrasa Branch: The Fudiyyah Islamic Center
The Poets
ISMA Medical Care Initiatives
The Guards
See also
References
External links

Content: الحركة الاسلامية في نيجيريا ‎), led by Sheikh Zakzaky, is a religious organization focused on the adaptation of an Islamic State in Nigeria. Zakzaky was inspired by the Iranian Revolution and rejects the authority of the Nigerian Government. The movement focuses on a nonviolent approach toward achieving an Islamic State, which has established some legitimacy as an alternative government. The IMN is headquartered at the spiritual center, Husainiyya Baqiyatullah, in Zaria with the group's numbers estimated to be anywhere from 5% to 17% of Nigerias Muslim population of 100 million. While the main focus of the group is Islamic studies and enlightenment, Zakzaky has also encouraged his followers to pursue Western education and engage in charity work. Currently, the leader of the movement, Zakzaky, is in jail, and the group has organized protests for his release that have resulted in conflict with the Government. On 26 July 2019, the Nigerian Government banned the IMN, claiming that the group's actions were both terrorist and illegal in nature. The ban was issued a week after a protest for Zakzaky's freedom in the capital Abuja where 11 protestors, a journalist, and a police officer died. However, the group has denied being behind any of the violence and accused the government of killing peaceful protestors. It appears that the IMN has been on the receiving end of violent attacks by the Nigerian Government, most notably the Zaria Massacre and the 2014 raid on the Husainiyah.