Durham E-Theses Abdullahi b. fodio as a Muslim jurist Gwandu, Abubaker Aliu How to cite: Gwandu, Abubaker Aliu (1977) Abdullahi b. fodio as a Muslim jurist, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/8030/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail:
[email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 'ABDULLMI B» FODIO AS A MUSLIM JURIST BY Ab«bakar Aliu Gwandu The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. No quotation from it should be published without his prior written consent and information derived from it should be acknowledged. Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Affts in the University of Durham foie' the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy« May« 1977, School of Oriental Studies Blvet Hill, Durham, i This work is a critical and objective study of *Abdiillahi as a Muslim jurists Chapter one deals with the background to ^Abdullahi's society and gives a brief acccxmt of the political* social, economic and religious conditions of the peoples of the Hauaa States in the 18th century.