sentences:  Many within the political cycles and Sufi Brotherhoods of Northern Nigeria held that Gumi was the principle that drove a wedge between Muslims and non Muslims in Northern Nigeria, his interpretations of the Hadith and Qur'an were based on his own personal views and not the Sunnah, and that he was monopolizing the mass media for his personal views.He was also criticized for his rebellious views on traditional authorities.Gumi believed that Nigerian Muslims should never accept a non-Muslim ruler but also advocated peaceful coexistence with non-Muslims groups.