Mustapha Adamu Animashaun (1885 – 1968) fitaccen jagoran addinin musulunci ne a Legas a farkon rabin karni na ashirin. Ya kuma kasance marubuci, boka, mawallafi kuma shugaban siyasa. Ya tsunduma cikin yunkuri daban-daban na ci gaba da al'amuran da suka haifar da cece-kuce a cikin al'ummar Musulunci a Legas a mafi yawan rabin farkon karni na ashirin,[1] lokacin da Musulmi suka zama kusan rabin al'ummar Legas. Babban tasirinsa kuma shi ne ubangidansa, fitaccen musulmin Legas, Idris Animashaun.

Mustapha Adamu Animashaun
Rayuwa
Haihuwa Kano, 1885
ƙasa Najeriya
Mutuwa Lagos, 1968
Sana'a
Sana'a Masanin tarihi da astrologer (en) Fassara
Imani
Addini Musulunci

A matsayinsa na shugaban addini, ya ciyar da ilimin kasashen yammaci a tsakanin musulmi, sannan ya nemi a samar da kundin tsarin mulki na babban masallacin Legas da sauran al’ummar musulmin Legas. Sai dai kuma tada jijiyar wuya ta haifar da wasu rigingimu da ‘yan uwa musulmi a Legas.[2]

Nassoshi gyara sashe

  1. H.O. Danmole, A Visionary of the Lagos Muslim Community: Mustapha Adamu Animashaun, 1885–1968. Lagos Historical Society, Vol 5, 2005. p 1.
  2. Danmole p 2