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Family Of Shehu Usman Dan Fodio According To His Daughter Nana Asmau (1793-1864) by GorkoSusaay: 7:17pm On Feb 28, 2016
This passage can be found in the Collected Works of Nana Asmau by Jean Boyd and Beverly Mack.
I hope you will find it interesting.

"The Shehu's siblings
29 I will now list his siblings: Ali [died in 1804], Abdullahi [1763-1829], Adde and Abubakar,

30 Mamman Yaro, Mamman and Abdullahi, Alfa Umar and Na Inna.

31 His younger sisters were Maimuna [died in 1812] and 'Yargogo, Then Saudatu.

32 His wives were Muna [Nana Asmau's mother] Gabdo and Hajo,
And the fourth was Hawwa'u [mother of Bello and Atiku]

33 Hajo died and he married another Hajo. And later Jinni and Shaturu.

34 He married and divorced according to the Sunna. He married Jumbajjo [litteraly the bride in Fulani], Tabaraya, Hafsatu,

35 Then Asma'u, Fure and Hadijatu, my auntie, [gogo, in Fulani]. He married them in the same year.

36 In accordance with the Sunna, the Shehu acquired Mariya [as a concubine] from the apportioning of booty.

The Shehu's children
37 Next I will list the Shehu's children. Boys and girls alike.

38 Starting with the children of Muna': Aliyu, Mamman Alsana, Muhammadu, and Umaru.

39 Then twin brothers and then Aisha [all these children died in their childhood]. After that came Hafsatu , followed by Muhamman Hajjo,[who died young]. Then the twins Asma'u [the author of the poem] and Hassan [died seven months after his father in November 1817]

41 The children of Gabd'o were Muhamman Sa'adu [born in 1778, died at Degel before the Jihad in 1804]
He was the eldest [surviving] child of the Shehu.

42 Then Muhammadu Sambo [1780-1826] and Hadija
Followed by Buhari [1785-1840] the learned, peaceful one.

43 Firabri was next, followed by Aishatu, Juwairatu, and Amina.

44 It is said there were three others. Their younger brothers and sisters who remained unnamed [possibly because they died soon after birth].

45 Inna's children were Muhammad Bello [1781-1837], and Atiku [1783-1842],'16 Fadima, [1785-1837] and Saudatu [1786-1806]

46 Finally Hannatu. These were the five children of Inna.

47 Hajo bore Fad'ima and Abdulkadir [1807-1837]. He died a martyr's death at Anka.

48 Jinni had Safiyatu and Haliru, Two children.

49 Shataru's children were Abdul Hassan, Rufa’i [1812-1873; Sultan of Sokoto, 1867-1873] And Badawi.

50 Finally, Mariyatu's were Aminatu,[1806-?] Ibrahim, Hajara and Maryam [1810-1880s]

51 Dasuki, Hadijatu and lastly Isa [posthumous son, 1817-1870].

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Re: Family Of Shehu Usman Dan Fodio According To His Daughter Nana Asmau (1793-1864) by Fulaman198(m): 10:48pm On Feb 28, 2016
Gorko Susaay, being a Fulani, it's ok if you call him by his Fulani name and not his Hausa name grin grin grin

Usumanu Bii Foduye

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Re: Family Of Shehu Usman Dan Fodio According To His Daughter Nana Asmau (1793-1864) by BeansAndBread(m): 6:56pm On Feb 29, 2016
As a Yoruba man, I respect this man. He's a Sheikh, Sheikh Uthman Ibn Foodee(Dan Fodio) - Rahimahullah
Re: Family Of Shehu Usman Dan Fodio According To His Daughter Nana Asmau (1793-1864) by GorkoSusaay: 9:48pm On Feb 29, 2016
BeansAndBread:
As a Yoruba man, I respect this man. He's a Sheikh, Sheikh Uthman Ibn Foodee(Dan Fodio) - Rahimahullah

He is an interesting historical figure indeed. But I have the impression that he is little-known, due to the hullaballoo about his legacy

Fulaman198:
Gorko Susaay, being a Fulani, it's ok if you call him by his Fulani name and not his Hausa name grin grin grin
Usumanu Bii Foduye

Usman bii Foduye then wink. How are you though? It's been a while
Re: Family Of Shehu Usman Dan Fodio According To His Daughter Nana Asmau (1793-1864) by Fulaman198(m): 2:31am On Mar 01, 2016
GorkoSusaay:


He is an interesting historical figure indeed. But I have the impression that he is little-known, due to the hullaballoo about his legacy



Usman bii Foduye then wink. How are you though? It's been a while

it's going well my brother, how about yourself? how are you doing?

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