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Shuʿayb b. al-Amīr Muḥammad
(87 words)

Sources

Balogun (1972), 34 n. 2; Doi (1984), 161; Oseni (1983-89), 42.

Biography

Third son of Mọmọdu I, the first Muslim Oba of Agbede (reg. 1891-1910), who made Agbede in Etsako Division (present Bendel State), a centre of Islamic learning (see Oba Balogun (1972), 33 f.; Doi (1984), 160). Shuʿayb became a famous Islamic teacher in his area. He later settled in Kano where he continued to teach.

Works

1. Q. fī rithāʾ ʿUmar b. Muḥammad.

Elegy for his brother.

MS: Ibadan (CAD), 315.

Cite this page
“Shuʿayb b. al-Amīr Muḥammad”, in: Arabic Literature of Africa Online, General Editor John O. Hunwick, R.S. O’Fahey. Consulted online on 08 December 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2405-4453_alao_COM_ALA_20012_4_1>
First published online: 2016



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