Biography of Dr. Sa'ad Abubakar Abubakar Imam Sokoto
Compiled by Aminu Sakwaya
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Dr Sa'ad Abubakar Imam Sokoto was a lecturer in the Faculty of Law, College of Legal and Islamic Studies, and also one of the Chief Imams of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria.
His father, Sheikh Abubakar Abubakar Musa Imam Sokoto was the Chief Imam of A.B.U Zaria for over 50 years. He was said to be one of the oldest Imam in Northern Nigeria, died at the age of 110. The late Imam was appointed by Sardauna of Sokoto, the Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello. May Allah have mercy upon them.
Sheikh Sa'ad represented Sokoto State in the National Qur'anic Recitation Competition in the years 2001, 2002, and ... in the first category of the musabaqah (60 Hizb and Tafseer) where he won 3rd, 4th and ... positions respectively.
Dr. Sa'ad represented Nigeria in Palestine (not hold), Iran and Saudi Arabia (not King Fahad) Qur'anic Recitation Competition.
He has been among the panel of judges of the National Qur'anic Recitation Competition in Nigeria organized annually by Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto from 2013 to 2017.
He was a fluent reciter of the Glorious Qur'an, a scholar of Hadith, Fiqhu, and Lugga, to mention but few.
Mallam Sa'ad attended L.E.A Primary School, Jama'a, Zaria, Basawa Teachers College, Zaria, then College of Arts and Islamic Studies, Sokoto.
He joined College of Legal Studies, Sokoto but left for Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria to read Bachelor of Art in Arabic.
However, he got scholarship and went Uganda to further his studies.
Hailed from Sokoto but brought up in Zaria, Sheikh Sa'ad graduated with first class honour from Islamic University in Uganda in the year 2000 obtaining his first degree in Common and Islamic Law.
In Uganda, Mallam was appointed one of the Imams for Jumu'at Prayer and upon leaving the campus, he recorded the complete Qur'an in casette, on request by the then Registrar of the University.
Thereafter, he joined the services of Sultan Maccido Institute, Sokoto, as a teacher for almost ten years.
He recieved his Master and Ph.D degree in the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
He lived a simple life and loved by all the Muslim students of A.B.U Zaria.
Mallam was always ready to accept any invitation by MSSN in order to deliver any lecture across the campus.
He spoke English as well as Arabic to the best of their form.
He delivered annual Tafseer in Ramadan at Danraka Jumu'at Masjid, Samaru, Zaria
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