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Sheikh Lawal Abubakar (5 May 1924 – 24 May 2004) was a Nigerian Islamic scholar, a Mufassir and Muhaddith from Kokami village, Danja Local Government area of Katsina State. He was the Imam of Maiduguri Road Mosque, and emerged as the replacement of Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, conducting the annual Ramadan Tafseer at Sultan Bello Mosque, Kaduna.

As a scholar, Lawal Abubakar was known for his humility and humour. Even though he was a patron of the Izala Movement, he maintained good relationships with teachers of other Islamic groups such as Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi of the Tijaniyyah Movement.

He was survived by thirty (30) children. Among them, Qadhi Sheikh Dahiru Lawal Abubakar succeeded him as the Imam of Maiduguri Road Mosque. Dahiru studied Mass Communications from Bayero University. He would later emerge as a Judge in Shariah Court.

Lawal Abubakar was a quiet figure, and was not involved in any controversy.

After succeeding Sheikh Abubakar Gumi at Sultan Bello Mosque, he continued the Ramadan Tafsir using Raddul azhaan ila ma'anil Qur'an, a Tafsir booked authored by Sheikh Abubakar Gumi.

Lawal Abubakar has written two (2) books, Wa'azin Musulunci and Shugabanci a Musulunci.

Early life and education
Lawal Abubakar was born

Gumi was born in the village of Gummi now a local government area in Zamfara state on the last Friday of Ramadan in the Islamic year 1344, to the family of Mahmud, an Islamic scholar and Alkali (judge) of Gummi. His education started within the walls of his family when he was a pupil of his father's Islamic teachings. He later sent to a school under the tutelage of a Malam called Musa at Ambursa, Sokoto province. There he was introduced to Fiqh and read books and praise poems on the prophet. The first secular school he attended was the Dogondaji Primary School, while in the primary school, he met the future 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki and excelled in religious duties. He was made Hakimin Salla (leader of prayer) and was delegated responsibility for catering to the students religious activities. Within a year, he was transferred to the Sokoto Middle School, where Ahmadu Bello was teaching. There he became acquainted with Shehu Shagari, Waziri Muhammadu Junaidu, and Yahaya Gusau; the latter was a co-founder of Jama'atu Nasril Islam, a prominent Nigerian Muslim organization.

After completing his studies at the middle school, he went to Kano to study Law and was trained as a Qadi. He started work as a scribe to Qadi Attahiru but he soon became disenchanted with the specifics of his job. He gave private lessons on Islam and tafsir as an escape from his disenchantment. He lost his father in 1937 while he was at the middle school. He got married 3 years later to Maryam in 1941 when he was just 19.

The Izala Movement
By the late 1960s, after the death of Bello, Gumi's major Nigerian political support and moderating influence was gone. He felt the new administration had

Awards and honors
He received the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) in 1999, during President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration.