MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SHEHU USMAN BIN FODIO'S JIHAD
Dr. Abdoul Kader Saidou is a Maradi-based scholar who studied Arabic and Islamic Studies in Ilorin, Kwara State. He proceeded to Khartoum Afriqiyya for his first degree, and later completed his second and third degrees in Niamey, Republic of Niger. He is currently a lecturer at Aboubacar Ibrahim International University (ABIIU) . The lecture was delivered on 10 September during Al-Qalam University, Katsina 2025 Conference titled “The Sokoto Caliphate and the Challenges of Tribalism and Terrorism.” Dr. Abdoul Kader began by acknowledging the existence of different versions of history regarding the Sokoto Caliphate formation and the Jihad of Shehu Usman bin Fodio, categorizing them into three groups: 1. Accounts written by dethroned Hausa rulers and their sympathizers. 2. Narratives produced by colonial administrators and their spies. 3. Writings authored by Mu...