AGENTS OF THE SPREAD OF ISLAM IN NIGERIA.
Islam arrived in various Nigerian regions at various times and by various routes. Islam initially emerged as the religion of the elite and ruling class. […]
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THE SPREAD OF ISLAM TO NIGERIA
Four caliphs, who served as the political and religious leaders of the Muslim nation, succeeded Mohammed. They were Ali, Othan, Umar, and Abu-Bakar. Under the […]
CALIPH: RESULT OF THE JIHAD.
The caliph system or Caliphate is the political-religious state comprising the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion in the centuries following the […]
THE JIHAD: CONTEXT OF THE WAR.
The jihad December 1754 was Sheik Uthman dan Fodio’s birth month. At age twenty, he began preaching. After traveling over Hausaland preaching, he eventually built […]
JIHAD: THE HOLY WAR.
The five pillars, or commandments, are the foundation of Islam and are binding on every Muslim. The first of those pillars is the conviction that […]
