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Dada Masiti’s contribution to Islamic...

Dada Masiti’s contribution to Islamic literature during...

Kaduna scholar breaks new ground...

Kaduna scholar breaks new ground as Nigeria’s...

Dada Masiti’s contribution to Islamic literature during the era of slavery, by Gift Luckson

Dada Masiti’s contribution to Islamic literature during the era of slavery, by Gift Luckson Mana Sitti Habib Jamaladdin (c. 1810s – 15 July 1919), commonly known as Dada Masiti ("Sister Masiti"), was a Swahili poet, mystic and Islamic scholar from Somalia. She composed her poetry in the Bravanese dialect spoken in Barawa. Early Years Dada Masiti was born Mana Sitti Habib Jamaladdin in the 1810s in Tunda (Also spelt as Chundwa or Tchundwa), a coastal town in Pate Island, Lamu. Dada Masiti left Tunda for Brava at a very early age and, as such, is often wrongly presumed to have been born in...
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Dada Masiti’s contribution...

Dada Masiti’s contribution to Islamic literature during the era of slavery, by Gift Luckson Mana Sitti Habib Jamaladdin (c. 1810s – 15 July 1919), commonly known as Dada...
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Education

Kaduna scholar breaks...

Kaduna scholar breaks new ground as Nigeria’s first astronaut candidate Story by Mercy Adaje Fauziya Muhammad Auwal, a postgraduate Physics student at Kaduna State University (KASU),...
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Education

Giving Back: Borno...

Giving Back: Borno scholar Dr Aliyu Mustapha sponsors 100 underprivileged students until graduation In a remarkable and selfless act of giving back to the community,...
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Islamic Insights

The Scholar’s Scholar:...

The Scholar's Scholar: Karima al-Marwaziyya's life and legacy in Islam Karima, also known as Karima al-Marwaziyya, is a revered figure in Islamic history, particularly known...
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Transition

Prominent Islamic scholar,...

Prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Yusuf Ali, dies at 73 Sheikh Yusuf Ali, a distinguished Islamic scholar known as Sarkin Malaman Gaya, has passed away at...
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Interview

More bandits will...

More bandits will enter Nigeria if Niger is attacked - Islamic scholar In a recent interview, National Missioner, Abdurrahman Ahmad, expressed concerns about the potential...
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Crime

Police arrest 2...

Police arrest 2 in connection with Islamic scholar's murder  The Police Command in Yobe State on Saturday said it arrested two suspects in the killing...
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Local

Prominent Islamic Scholar,...

Prominent Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Ibrahim Bamba is dead Prominent Islamic Scholar, Sheikh, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Bamba, commonly known as Dr Ahmad BUK, is dead. Newsmen...
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Opinion

Adieu Professor Habu...

To say that the sad news of the demise of the highly respected Professor Habu Shuaibu Galadima, Director General of the National Institute for...
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