What is the meaning of Bako Haram?

Boko Haram is the name of a large Islamist group fighting in northern Republic of Nigeria. Its aim is to establish an independent Islamic state of Nigeria ruled under Sharia law and Islamic teachings.

But the above is only partially accurate. The Bako Haram’s real or proper name is Jamā’atuAhlisSunnahLādda’awatihwal-Jihad (in ENGLISH Bako Haram means “the People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet’s/Muhammadian Teachings and Jihad).

‘Boko Haram’ was a dismissive name given by neighbours of the sect in its early years and means “Western Education Is Forbidden” in the Hausa language; alluding to the group’s hard-line belief that Western ideas, particularly from British colonialism, have turned Muslims away from the virtues of Islam.

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