Life and setting
Usman dan Fodio taught in Hausaland and wrote on law, belief and religious practice before leading a movement against existing political authorities.
Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacy
The movement created the Sokoto caliphate. His scholarly household included Nana Asma’u, and his legacy combines religious education with major political transformation.
Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
