Abduljabbar Kabara, a Qadiriyya scholar and prominent Nigerian Muslim preacher, is a divisive figure in his hometown of Kano. He came into the world on February 7, 1970. Abduljabbar Nasuru Kabara is his full name. He stands accused of making derogatory comments about Muhammad, the Islamic Prophet. His father, Nasuru Kabara, was the former leader of the West African Qadiriyya sect, and his older brother, Karibullah Nasir Kabara, is now the sect’s leader in his absence.