HISTORY OF ALBANI Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Adam Albani Zaria had his origins from Kano but was born and bred in Muchia Sabon Gari, Zaria. He had his primary education in the area before he moved to Barewa College Zaria. He studied Mass Communication in Bayero University, Kano. He obtained a degree in Information Technology from the Federal University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State. Before his death, he was an M.Sc (Master's) student of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. This is in addition to his enormous study into Islamic Sciences especially Hadith, having spent decades studying hundreds of books of hadith and teaching the same. His vast knowledge and authority in this area led him to adopting the nickname of"Albani", after the famous Muhammad Nasirudden Al-Albany. His students, many of whom are erudite scholars now, are spread all over the country, especially the Northern States and particularly from the states of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Plateau, Bauch. Written by Ibrahim Muhammad Assalafiy (abba)