Shehu hassan kano biography examples

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The Islamic Scholarly Traditions of Kano

The 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 ).They were also, perhaps, the first to set up the Kano scholastic tradition of Fiqh, lugha (language) and the reign of Sarkin Kano Yakubu ( C.E.), the Fulani enriched Kano scholarship by bringing books on tauhid (divinity) and etymology.

The Kano chronicle has reported that before the Fulani, Kano scholars "had in addition to the Qur’an, books on law and traditions" (Palmer ). 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 61 and Oloyede nd ).

Most of the Nigerian Islamic Scholars are still followers of the Maliki School of Islamic ary sources