Published 2022-05-01
“…It further argues that those who studied in Iran, after their return to Kano from Iran started constructing Islamiyya schools at various places in metropolitan Kano in order to reduce the growing popularity of not only Salafis, but also the Tijjaniyya and Qadiriyya
Sufi Orders. Through the Fudiyyah schools, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria stands a better chance of attracting more patronage and legitimacy among Muslims in Kano, restricting their members from attending other schools and especially given the development of the group’s competitions with its Sunni rivals, the Fudiyyah schools served as check-mate to the similar Islamiyya school system operated by the Sunnis.
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