The biography of uthman dan fodio
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An Interview on Uthman dan Fodio
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER |
An Interview with Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick on his PhD on Sheikh Uthman dan Fodio.
by Shireen Ahmed.
"Uthman Ibn Fodio is probably the most influential Islamic scholar in the history of Islam in west Africa...", stated Sheikh Abdullah Hakim Quick who has recently acquired a PhD in - Aspects of Islamic Social Intellectual History in 18th century Hausaland: Uthman Ibn Fodio. This is the end of a nine year educational journey, which began with a Masters and gradually moved on to a PhD degree from the History Department of the University of Toronto, St. George Campus. "The whole experience for me has really been more than just a degree. I don't look at it like a PhD from the University of Toronto, although that is an achievement, but that is a minor thing for me. Whether I got the degree or not, it wouldn't really matter compared to what I got b
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Usman dan Fodio
First Caliph of the Sokoto Caliphate
Shehu Usman dan Fodiopronunciationⓘ (Arabic: عثمان بن فودي, romanized: ʿUthmān ibn Fūdī; full name; 15 December 1754 – 20 April 1817).[4] (Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Saalih ibn Haarun ibn Muhammad Ghurdu ibn Muhammad Jubba ibn Muhammad partner ibn Maysiran ibn Ayyub ibn Buba Baba ibn Musa Jokolli ibn Imam Dembube`)[5] was a Fulani scholar, Islamic religious teacher, poet, revolutionary and a philosopher who founded the Sokoto Caliphate and ruled as its first caliph.[6]
After the successful revolution, the "Jama'a" gave him the title ledare al-Mu'minin (commander of the faithful). He rejected the throne and continued calling to Islam.
Born in Gobir, Usman was a descendant of the Torodbe clans of urbanized ethnic Fulani people living in the Hausa Kingdoms since the early 1400s.[7] In early life, Usman became well educated in Islamic studies and soon, he began to preach
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Usman dan Fodio: Sokoto Caliphate founder
Usman dan Fodio: Sokoto Caliphate founder
What was Usman dan Fodio's background?
Usman dan Fodio was born on December 15, 1754 in the village of Maratta, in the Hausa-speaking city state of Gobir, in what is today northern Nigeria. He studied law, theology and philosophy in Agadez (in what is today Niger Republic) under Islamic scholar Jibril Ibn Umar. Because of his religious knowledge and authority, he later came to be referred to respectfully as Sheikh Usman.
How come Usman dan Fodio opposed the ruling system?
After completing his studies, he went back to Gobir and began to preach Islam to the people, who at that time mixed paganism with Islam. His popularity grew in Gobir and got to a stage where the then King of Gobir, Rimfa, saw Usman dan Fodio as a threat and attempted to assassinate him. Usman escaped and started moving among rural communities preaching, teaching and writing.
In the year 1803, Sheikh Usman and hundreds of