Sheik uthman dan fodio biography
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Sheik uthman dan fodio biography
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