Collected works of Nana Asma'u, daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo, (1793-1864) /
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Collected works of Nana Asma'u, daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo, (1793-1864) /

Nana Asma'u Bint Usman 'dan Fodio, a nineteenth-century Muslim scholar, lived in the region now known as northern Nigeria and was an eyewitness to battles of the largest of the West-African jihads of the era. The preparation and conduct of the jihad provide the topics for Nana Asma'u&...

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Main Author: Asma'u, Nana, 1793-1865
Other Authors: Boyd, Jean, Mack, Beverly B. (Beverly Blow), 1952-
Format: Online Book
Language:English
Hausa
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [1997]
Series:African historical sources ; no. 9.
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Table of Contents:
  • Maps ; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Nigeria; 2. Trade Routes and the Qadiriyya; 3. Hausaland and Neighboring States 1800; 4. The Caliphate 1820; 5. Sokoto Caliphate 1830; 6. Opponents of the Caliph; Preface; The Essential Nana Asma'u; An Outline Chronology, The Collected Works of Nana Asma'u in English ; 1. The Way of the Pious; 2. So Verily ... ; 3. Give Us Victory; 4. Elegy for Abdullahi; 5/16/29. The Qur'an ; 16/5/29 The Qur'an; 29/5/16. The Qur'an; 6. Be Sure for God's Truth ; 7. A Warning, I; 8. Forgive Me; 9. Victory at Gawakuke; 10/11. Sufi Women ; 12/13. Elegy for Bello.
  • 14. Bello's Character15. Elegy for My Sister Fadima ; 17. Medicine of the Prophet; 18. Elegy for Buhari ; 19. In Praise of Ahmada; 20/51. The Journey; 51/20 The Journey; 21. Thanksgiving for Recovery; 22/50 The Story of the Shehu ; 50/22. The Story of the Shehu ; 23. The Path of Truth ; 24. Rememberance of the Prophet, I ; 25. Caliph Aliyu's Victory, I (Fulfulde); 26. Caliph Aliyu's Victory, II (Hausa) ; 27. Elegy for Halima ; 28. Elegy for Gid'ad'o ; 30. Islam, Sokoto, and Wurno; 31. Destroy Mayaki; 32. Elegy for a Youth ; 33. Elegy for Na'Inna ; 34. Elegy for Mustafa.
  • 35. Remembrance of the Shehu 36. Lamentation for 'Aysha, I; 37. Lamentation for 'Aysha, II; 38. The Battle of Gawakuke; 39. A Warning, II; 40. A Prayer for Rain; 41. Elegy for Zaharatu ; 42. Elegy for Hawa'u ; 43/44. Fear of the Herafter; 45. Elegy for Halilu ; 46. Reasons for Seeking God ; 47. Destroy Bawa; 48. Elegy for My Niece Fad'ima ; 49. Dan Yalli; 52. Elegy for Modibo d'an Ali; 53. Elegy for Malam Dandi ; 54. Welcome to the Mauritanian Scholar; 55. Poems Exchanged Between Asma'u and Shaikh Sa'ad; 56. Poems Exchanged Between Asma'u and Aliyu.
  • 57. Poems Exchanged Between Asma'u Ahmadu Rufa'i58. Rememberance of the Prophet, II; 59. Signs of the Day of Judgment ; 60. Yearning for the Prophet; 61. Fear this; 62. Forgery I; 63. Forgery II; 64. List of Asma'u's Students; 65. Elegy for Asma'u ; 66. Praise Song for Asma'u; Glossaries; A. Terms; B. Principal Place Names; C. Names of Individuals; Published Works Cited; Unpublished Works Cited; Appendix A: Hausa Roman ; Appendix B: Original Manuscripts (facsimile) ; Index.