The African Caliphate,
Hardback Edition,
New,
The Life, Works & Teaching of Shaykh Usman Dan Fodio (1754 - 1817),
*[A5] Hardback - 326 pages,
Back in Stock - Feb 2017,
by Ibraheem Sulaiman,
Edited by Abdalhaqq Bewley,
Published by Diwan Press.
Description from the publisher :
The Life, Works & Teaching of Shaykh Usman Dan Fodio (1754 - 1817)
This scholarly work focuses on
the establishment in 1809, in what is today Northern Nigeria, of the
celebrated Sokoto caliphate, which may well have been the last
re-establishment, anywhere in the world, of Islam in its entirety,
comprising all its many and varied dimensions.
As well as giving the biography of the
Shehu
and a comprehensive account of the history of his movement, the book
also provides an in-depth examination of his teaching and literary
works. These factors are all inextricably interwoven since, in a way
scarcely equaled by any other historical figure, the
Shehu’s
writings sparing directly out of the exigencies and requirements of his
immediate situation and were what drove his movement foreword and gave
it its momentum.
As will be seen, his sole inspiration and source of guidance in every instance were the Book of Allah and the
Sunnah of his Messenger,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to such a point that he even died at exactly the same age. It is also astonishing how relevant the
Shehu’s
teachings are, in spite of the clear difference in both time and
environment, to the situation of so many Muslims in the world today and
the solution to many of the problems besetting Islam are clearly
indicated within its pages.
About the author –
Malam Ibraheem Sulaiman teaches law at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
Nigeria, and is a research fellow at the University’s Centre for Islamic
Legal Studies, where he was the director for a decade. He has attended
seminars and conferences in many different countries and presented
papers on Islam,
Shari’a and political matters.
Table of Contents :
----Foreword,
----Introduction.
--[1].
Hausaland before Usman dan Fodio,
-------The Philosophy of
Tajdīd,
-------The Philosophy of Law,
-------The Timbuktu Tradition .
--[2]. The Education of Usman dan Fodio,
------The Shaping of a Character.
--[3]. Raising the Students,
-------Intellectual Training,
-------Spiritual Training,
-------
Ṣalāt,
-------Fasting,
-------Qur’anic Recitation,
-------Remembrance of Allah,
-------Charity,
-------
Tasawwuf.
--[4]. Building the Community,
-------Moral Ideals,
-------Knowledge,
-------Cognition,
-------Repentance,
-------
Zuhd,
-------
Ṣabr,
-------Diplomacy, Forgiveness and
Ḥilm,
-------Discipline,
-------The Communal Spirit,
-------Brotherhood,
-------Parent-Child Obligations,
-------Family Obligations,
-------The New Culture.
--[5]. Inviting to All that is Good,
-------The Philosophy of the Call,
-------The Callers,
-------The Methodology of the Call.
--[6]. Reviving the
Sunnah,
-------Principles of Social Mobilization
-------Errors in
Hausa Society
-------Innovations in Faith
-------Innovations in the Practice of the Law
-------Innovations in
Ihsān,
-------Advice for the ‘
Ulamā’
--[7]. The Intellectual War,
--------Mobilisation of the Muslims,
--------The Subversive Parties,
--------Membership of the Muslim Community,
--------Mobilisation of the Women,
--[8]. The Concerns of the
Mujaddid,
--[9]. The Politics of Change,
-------The
Shehu and the Rulers,
-------The
Shehu’s Multitudes,
-------Factors in the Process of Reviving Islam.
--[10]. The Ultimate Break,
--------The Flight,
--------Putting Theory into Practice,
--------The
Hijrah,
--------The
Imamate,
--------The
Jihad.
--[11]. The Declaration of
Jihad,
--------Stages of the Struggle,
--------The Overthrow of the Decadent Order,
--------The Internal Enemy,
--------The Start of the Jihad,
--------The Laws of War,
--------The
Jaysh al-Futuh,
--------The Battle of
Tsuntsuwa,
--------The Battle of
Alwassa,
--------The Meeting at
Birnin Gada,
--------Abdullahi’s Departure from
Gwandu,
--------The Liberation of
Alkalawa,
--[12]. The Vision of a
Mujaddid,
--------The Road to the Revival of the
Sunnah,
--------The
Shehu’s Vision for the
Khilāfah,
--------The Moral Foundation of the State,
--------The Social Edifice of the State,
--------Forestalling Disintegration.
--[13]. The Triumvirate,
--------Principles of Legislation,
--------Means of Social Integration,
--------Muhammad Bello’s Role.
--[14]. The
Shehu’s Legacy,
--------The Legacy on Policy Making,
--------On Legislation and Administration of the Law,
--------On the Process of Reviving Islam,
--------On the Need for Piety,
--------The
Shehu Passes Away,
--------Achievements of the
Mujaddid,
--------The Advancement of Women.
---Conclusion
---The Causes of Success
---Bibliography,
------Texts written by ‘Abdullahi dan Fodio,
------Texts written by Shehu Usman dan Fodio,
------Texts written by Muhammad Bello,
------Other Arabic sources,
------Non-Arabic sources,
---Glossary.
*Dimensions : 21.6 x 13.8cm.
Paperback also available.