History of sheik ibrahim niyas

Senegalese sufi saint (–)

Ibrāhīm Niasse (–)—or French: Ibrahima Niasse, Wolof: Ibrayima Ñas, Arabic: شيخ الإسلام الحاج إبراهيم إبن الحاج عبد الله التجاني الكولخيShaykh al-'Islām al-Ḥājj Ibrāhīm ibn al-Ḥājj ʿAbd Allāh at-Tijānī al-Kawlakhī —was a Senegalese major leader (wolof) of the TijānīSufi order of Islam in West Africa.^[2] His followers in the Senegambia region affectionately refer to him in Wolof as Baay, or "father."

Niasse was the first West African to have led al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt,^[3] after which he was styled "Sheikh al-Islam".

He became close to many freedom fighters in West Africa due to his contribution for Independence in African States.

History of sheik ibrahim niyas

He was friends with and an adviser to Ghana's first President, Kwame Nkrumah, and friends with Gamal Abdel Nasser and King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. Sheikh served as the Vice President of the Muslim World League with Faisal as president.

Life

Born in in the village of Tayba Ñase