Asma'u, Nana, 1793-1865
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Variants
- Asmaa'u, Naana, 1793-1865
- Asma'u bint Shehu, 1793-1865
- Naana Asmaa'u, 1793-1865
- Naana Asmaa'u b̳ii Usuman Foodiyo, 1793-1865
- Nana Asmā, 1793-1865
- Nana Asmaa'u, 1793-1865
- Nana Asma'u bint Shehu Uthman Dan Fodio, 1793-1865
- Usuman Foodiyo, Naana Asmaa'u b̳ii, 1794-1865
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1793
Death Date
- 1865
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Yan Taru (Learning association)
Birth Place
- Degel (Nigeria)
Associated Locale
- Nigeria
Associated Language
- Hausa
Associated Language
- Fula
Associated Language
- Arabic
Field of Activity
Arabic poetry, Nigerian
Occupation
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Usuman Foodiyo, Naana Asmaa'u b̳ii, 1794-1865
Sources
- found: Boyd, J. The caliph's sister, 1988:CIP t.p. (Nana Asma'u, 1793-1865) galley (Asmau; a Muslim woman in Nigeria) p. xix (b. in Degel) p. xx (daughter of Shehu dan Fodio; sister of Muhammad Bello)
- found: Gime Nana Asmaa'u e de wobbe, 1994:p. vii (Naana Asmaa'u; daughter of Sheehu Usumanu bii Foodiyo; b. 1794) p. vii (d. 1865) p. x (Naana Asmaa'u b̳ii Usuman Foodiyo)
- found: Collected works of Nana Asma'u, daughter of Usman dan Fodiyo, (1793-1864), 1997:p. xvii (d. in 1280 A.H., at age of 72; b. in 1207 or 1208 A.H.; the years 1793 & 1864 A.D. are close approximations of birth & death dates)
- found: Historical dictionary of Nigeria, 2009(Asma'u, Nana, 1793-1864)
- found: Dictionary of African biography, 2012(Asma'u, Nana (1793-1864); full name Nana Asma'u bint Shehu Uthman Dan Fodio)
- found: Dictionary of African Biography, accessed November 25, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Asma'u, Nana; Nana Asma'u bint Shehu Uthman Dan Fodio; Muslim scholar; born 1793 in Nigeria; involved in jihad battles orchestrated by her father, brother and husband; promoted education among women and created the extension teachers known as "Yan Taru", led by directors known as Jajis; her poems formed the basis of their lessons; functioned as a community leader during times of warfare and reformation in post-jihad northern Nigeria; was known well beyond her region and scholars in Morocco appreciated her contributions; her long poems described the history of the Sokoto jihad as it parallels the pattern of seventh-century jihad battles led by the Prophet Muhammad; died 1864)
- found: Ahmed, Aisha (Mrs). An anthology of the verse of Nana Asmā, 1981:page vii (born in Degel in 1794) page viii (spoke and wrote four languages: Fulfulde, Hausa, Arabic and Tamajek; she composed poems in Arabic, Hausa and Fulfulde) page ix (died in 1865, age 71)
- found: Boyd, Jean. The role of the women scholars of the Fodio era, in Papers of the Conference on Islam in Africa: the Changing Role of the Ulama, 1984:page 1 (Asma'u (b. 1793), one of the six Fodio sisters) page 3 (Asma'u bint Shehu)
LC Classification
- PL8234.A85
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Change Notes
- 1988-03-28: new
- 2023-10-12: revised
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