Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-2 | Issue-05 | 396-404
Review Article
The Almajiri Palaver in Northern Nigeria: How Islamic?
Yakubu Tahir Maigari
Published : May 30, 2017
Abstract
The word “Almajiri” is a Hausa language is derived from Arabic “Al-Muhajir” Any one of the early Muslims
who had migrated from any place to Madinah during the life time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), before the
conquest of Mecca, and also the one who refrains from all things forbidden by Allah. Muhajirun the plural form of the
word means: the emigrants. A term used for all those who migrated with their Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from
Makkah to Madinah. Both words i.e. the singular and the plural were driven from the word “Hajarah” which means to
flee one‟s country, to migrate, to emigrate. In Quran: He who flees his country in the path of Allah‟s religion (Q4:100).