MALLAM ABDULLAHI FODIYO IN THE HISTORYOF THE SOKOTO CALIPHATE
Family Background and Early Life
In giving an account of the early life of literate and erudite families and individuals such as the Danfodiyo family, one is faced with the problem of repetition. This is because they had meticulously documented everything regarding their history at various stages in life. In this regard therefore, it is safer to restrict discussion in this section on what Mallam Abdullahi wrote about himself, or what his nephew Muhammad Bello and other close associates and disciples confirmed about him.
Abu Muhammad, Abdullahi bin Muhammad, bin Usman, bin Salih, bin Harun, bin Gurdo, bin Jabbo, bin Muhammad Sambo, bin Ayyub, bin Masiran, bin Buba Babba, bin Musa Jakkollo was born at Marnona (atown close to Sokoto after Achida) or Degel (the famous town where Shehu started teaching.and preaching close to Gwadabawa, North of Kware town, in Sokoto State),’ in the year 1766. He was twelve years younger than his brother Shehu Usmanu (He was of the same father and mother with Shehu
Usman) who was born in 1754. Their mother was Hawwa’u daughter of Muhammad son of Usman son of Hamma son of ‘Ali, Her mother was Rukayya, daughter of the popular Muhammad son of Sa’ad son of Ladan son of Idris, son of Ishaq, son of Masirana. Foduye (popularly termed as Fodiyo) is a Fulfulde word meaning “learned”, “jurist” or ‘teacher’, a nickname for Muhammad the father of Shehu and Abdullahi. This shows that they were born and brought up in an environment of learning and scholarship, which consequently had a considerable influence on their lives and career.
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