On Usman dan Fodio
As you may know, we studied a bit regarding the Sokoto State. Its founder was a man named Usman dan Fuduye (or Usman dan Fodio). He was born in 1754 and passed away in 1817. His eleventh ancestor is believed to originally be from Senegal (see F.H. el Masri). He was known as a religious scholar. He was originally taught by his father and a myriad of other teachers in a strictly orthodox environment. Usman dan Fodio wrote many books.
He founded the Sokoto State in the year 1804 through fighting in Northern Nigeria. Furthermore, he was the contemporary of another religious personality of Africa, Ahmadou Bamba although they never actually met.
El-Masry states: ".. and after the fall of Alkalawa in 1808, he retired to his spiritual field having given the administration of the Eastern part to his son, Bello and the Western part to his brother, 'Abdullähi. He died, after a year's illness, in 1817"
Works Cited
"Usman Dan Fodio." Religious Literacy Project, rlp.hds.harvard.edu/faq/usman-dan-fodio.
El-Masri, F. H. "THE LIFE OF SHEHU USUMAN DAN FODIO BEFORE J....." Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, vol. 2, no. 4, 1963, pp. 435–448. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41856671.
He founded the Sokoto State in the year 1804 through fighting in Northern Nigeria. Furthermore, he was the contemporary of another religious personality of Africa, Ahmadou Bamba although they never actually met.
El-Masry states: ".. and after the fall of Alkalawa in 1808, he retired to his spiritual field having given the administration of the Eastern part to his son, Bello and the Western part to his brother, 'Abdullähi. He died, after a year's illness, in 1817"
Works Cited
"Usman Dan Fodio." Religious Literacy Project, rlp.hds.harvard.edu/faq/usman-dan-fodio.
El-Masri, F. H. "THE LIFE OF SHEHU USUMAN DAN FODIO BEFORE J....." Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, vol. 2, no. 4, 1963, pp. 435–448. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41856671.
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