XIIIᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
West Africa and Hausaland
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The Wangarawa were Muslim migrants and scholars associated with the spread and institutional strengthening of Islam in Hausaland. Their arrival in Kano is dated differently by competing traditions: the Kano Chronicle places it under Yaji in the fourteenth century, while a later Wangarawa Chronicle associates it with Muhammad Rumfa in the late fifteenth century. Their activities helped reinforce Islamic learning and Hausa religious institutions.
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The Wangarawa appear in the history of Hausaland as Muslim immigrants connected with the western Islamic world. The Kano Chronicle states that they came from Mali and introduced Islam during the reign of Sarkin Kano Yaji, dated 1349–85. This account represents the first recorded mention of Islam in Hausa written sources, although the excerpt argues that Islam probably reached Hausaland earlier through eastern and Saharan connections.
A later Arabic text, the Wangarawa Chronicle or Asl al-Wangariyin, gives a different chronology. Dated 1650–51, it places the arrival of Wangarawa Muslims in Kano during the reign of Sarkin Kano Rumfa and makes it contemporary with al-Maghili. Because the chronicle underwent revisions and contains internal inconsistencies, its chronology is treated cautiously, and preference is given to the fourteenth-century dating associated with the Kano Chronicle.
Regardless of the disputed date, the Wangarawa contributed to the strengthening of Islamic traditions in Hausaland. They were immigrant Muslim scholars and missionaries who helped establish a broader Islamic tradition, especially in urban centers. Their influence operated alongside that of Fulani clerics, merchants, and other scholars, while most of the wider population continued to combine Islamic practices with older religious beliefs for a considerable time.
XIIIᵉ siècle – XVIᵉ siècle
West Africa and Hausaland
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Wangarawa were Muslim migrants and scholars associated with the spread and institutional strengthening of Islam in Hausaland. Their arrival in Kano is dated differently by competing traditions: the Kano Chronicle places it under Yaji in the fourteenth century, while a later Wangarawa Chronicle associates it with Muhammad Rumfa in the late fifteenth century. Their activities helped reinforce Islamic learning and Hausa religious institutions.
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Le récit
The Wangarawa appear in the history of Hausaland as Muslim immigrants connected with the western Islamic world. The Kano Chronicle states that they came from Mali and introduced Islam during the reign of Sarkin Kano Yaji, dated 1349–85. This account represents the first recorded mention of Islam in Hausa written sources, although the excerpt argues that Islam probably reached Hausaland earlier through eastern and Saharan connections.
A later Arabic text, the Wangarawa Chronicle or Asl al-Wangariyin, gives a different chronology. Dated 1650–51, it places the arrival of Wangarawa Muslims in Kano during the reign of Sarkin Kano Rumfa and makes it contemporary with al-Maghili. Because the chronicle underwent revisions and contains internal inconsistencies, its chronology is treated cautiously, and preference is given to the fourteenth-century dating associated with the Kano Chronicle.
Regardless of the disputed date, the Wangarawa contributed to the strengthening of Islamic traditions in Hausaland. They were immigrant Muslim scholars and missionaries who helped establish a broader Islamic tradition, especially in urban centers. Their influence operated alongside that of Fulani clerics, merchants, and other scholars, while most of the wider population continued to combine Islamic practices with older religious beliefs for a considerable time.
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