Muhammadu Maccido, 58, the spiritual leader to tens of millions of Nigerian Muslims, was an important voice of moderation and calm in Africa's most populous nation. Mr. Maccido, the 19th sultan of ...
Inside the tomb, more than a dozen visitors sit with their palms cupped and lifted upwards in prayer, seeking dan Fodio's blessing. Old women sit against the plastered white mud walls begging for ...
Beneath an escalating conflict between herders and farmers in central Nigeria lies a relentless but often under-reported force: history. Events in the 19th century helped shape today's violence ...
Usuman dan Fodio 1754-1817 Views on Islam and state siris_sil_316079 ...
It was as if he had come to continue Uthman Dan Fodio, his great forbearer’s unfinished war against the Yoruba nation. He and Tunde Idiagbon, also Fulani, openly lied against Awolowo’s progressive ...
Introduction -- The age of revolutions and the Atlantic world -- The origins of jihād in West Africa -- The jihād of 'Uthmān dan Fodio in the central Bilād al-Sūdān -- The economic impact of jihād in ...
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