Izala Society

Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'a Wa Iqamatus Sunnah
Ƙungiyar Izala
AbbreviationJIBWIS
PredecessorSheikh Isma'ila Idris
Merged intoHadaddiyar Kungiyar JIBWIS Jos Nigeria
SuccessorSani Yahaya Jingir
FounderSheikh Isma'ila Idris
PurposePromoting Islamic fundamentalism
HeadquartersJos, Nigeria
Location
  • Has 36 state headquarters including the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja)
Region
West Africa
National Chairman
Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir and Sheikh Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau
Key people
Sheikh Kabir Gombe
AffiliationsSalafism

Izala Society or Jama'atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (Society for the Removal of Bid'ah and Re-establishment of the Sunnah), also known as JIBWIS, is a Salafi organization originally established in Northern Nigeria to fight what it sees as the Bid'ah and Shirk practiced by the Sufi orders. It is one of the largest Sunni societies in Nigeria, Chad, Ghana, Niger, and Cameroon.

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