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The Islamic Scholarly Traditions of KanoThe Wangarawawere the first group of Islamic scholars who revived Islam in Kano. Their primary achievement was the establishment of congregational prayer; they also appointed a Judge (Qadi) and another official who slaughtered animals (Al-Hajj 1968: 7-16).They were also, perhaps, the first to set up the Kano scholastic tradition of Fiqh, lugha (language) and Hadith.During the reign of Sarkin Kano Yakubu (1452-1463 C.E.), the Fulani enriched Kano scholarship by bringing books on tauhid (divinity) and etymology.
Shehu hassan kano biography books
The Kano chronicle has reported that before the Fulani, Kano scholars "had in addition to the Qur’an, books on law and traditions" (Palmer 1928). Kano also had the privilege of being the first city in present day Nigeria where the most advanced Maliki law book al-Mukhtasar of Sidi Khalilwas first read and taught by al-Maghili (Paden 1973: 61 and Oloyede nd 88-89).
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