This is a list of notable Islamic religious leaders in Nigeria.
Sunni
Salafis
- Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
- Sheikh Adelabu
- Ja'afar Mahmud Adam
- Isa Ali Pantami
- Kabiru Gombe
- Sani Yahaya Jingir
- Ahmad Sulaiman Ibrahim
- Muhammad Auwal Albani Zaria
- Isma'ila Idris
- Abubakar Shekau
- Muhammad Yusuf
- Sulaiman Muhammad Adam
- Yakubu Musa Katsina
Sufist
- Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara
- Qaribullah Nasiru Kabara
- Dahiru Usman Bauchi
- Nasuru Kabara
- Sa'adu Abubakar
- Siddiq Abubakar III
- Muhammed Bello
- Abdullahi dan Fodio
- Usman dan Fodio
- Ibrahim Ibn Saleh al-Hussaini
- Modibbo Raji
- Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
- Usman Umar Kibiya
- Ibrahim Ahmad Maqary