Usman Nasir

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[Usman Nasir @N_usmt]

@ahmad_zakariii Ameen

[Usman Nasir @N_usmt]

@Mucktey @HausaAesthetic It’s heartbreaking. Allah ya kawo muna sauki kasar man

[Veloria 🌊 @veloriahq]

“𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴.”

— 𝘜𝘮𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘣𝘯 𝘢𝘭-𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣

[Big Akh @Thoughtful1_]

“A person becomes fragile without the Quran. Every sorrow breaks him, and every word hurts him.”

[𐙚⋆ @voidwithverses]

“You are searching the world for treasure, but the real treasure is yourself.”

— Rumi

[Usman Nasir @N_usmt]

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[Almuube @almuube]

Modibbo dan Ali dan Muhammad Fodio (c.1780-1c.1859).

‘... a cheerful old man of noble demeanour and with pure Fulbe features with which his middle height and rather spare growth exactly corresponded. He was simply but neatly dressed in a white shirt and shawl of the same colour. Modibo Ali is the oldest member of the Reformer's [Shehu dan Fodiyo] family still alive, being the son of Ali an elder brother of Othman and about 75 years of age. He was seated in the antechamber of his house before a door at which his little herd of milch cows was assembled and he received me with unaffected tenderness’. (Barth 1859 III: 128)

Modibbo dan Ali was a nephew of Shehu Uthman dan Fodio, being the son of the Shehu’s elder brother Ali/Aliyu, who died in 1805. The description above is by the German/British explorer Heinrich Barth who visited Modibbo dan Ali in April 1853 in Sokoto.
By then, he was the oldest among the Fodiawa, having outlasted his cousins Sultan Bello, Atiku, Emir of Gwandu Muhammad Wani dan Abdullahi (d.1833) and being older than the then Sultan Aliyu Babba (c.1805-1859) and Emir of Gwandu Ibrahim Halilu (c.1790-1858).
Modibbo was a lieutenant of Sultans Bello and Atiku during their reigns. During the battle of Kalembaina (1821) with the partisans of Abdussalam Ba’are led by Dan Boya, the assault was led by Modibbo Ali, Atiku Abubakar and by their other cousin Muhammad Wani dan Abdullahi. He participated in all of their campaigns against the dynasts of Gobir, Kebbi and Katsina, especially the Gawakkuke campaign (1836).
Modibbo Ali, due to his age, experience and kinship affinity was very influential at the end of the reign of Atiku (1837-1842). That Sultan had entrusted him with the captaincies of many ribats. When the Sultan died while returning from campaign against Maradi-Tibiri, there was a bit of hesitation on what should be done and who should be proclaimed as Sultan. Sultan Atiku had shown his preference to his younger half-brother Ahmad Rufa’I (c.1812-1873) and it seems that Modibbo Ali and Mallam dan Tafa (1804-1864) were backing that choice. In Sokoto, the qadi [Alkali] Alhaji preferred the proclamation of ‘Isa Mai Kware Autan Shehu [1817-1871], the youngest and posthumous son of Shehu dan Fodio, as Sultan while the Waziri and the Sarkin Yaki supported Muhammad Bello’s eldest son Aliyu Babba [1805-1859], a nephew of the two other candidates, but older and more experienced in command. Finally, the deciding voice was the one of the Emir of Gwandu, Halilu dan Abdullahi, who pledged allegiance to Aliyu Babba, and called all the officers, emirs, hakimai and others, to do so.
Modibbo Ali died in the 1850s. Probably after 1859, if we follow the logic of the elegy made at his death by his cousin Nana Asmau (1794-1864). He lived in Bodinga and many of his descendants live there to this day. He was noted for his genial, cheerful disposition, Spartiate lifestyle and particular care for the elderly and for the young.

Below the Elegy for Modibbo (Alhinin Mutuwar Modjbo dan Ali) by Nana Asmau (translated from Hausa to English)

I write this poem sorrowfully, weeping
For my relative Modibo dann Ali, a very generous man.
5 He had a happy disposition
A firm character, and was a good Muslim
6 He honoured his kinsmen
And reacted to any disaster as a Muslim should. 625
7 He practiced his religion and guided his family
In the ways of religion and prayer
8 He took care of the younger generation and helped
The elderly in the Community.
9 Our lives on earth have now been made more lonely
But God's Will be done.
10 And we accept what is ordained for us
By our Merciful Lord.
11 I pray for forgiveness for my Modibo [wa na in hausa; which could be my elder brother]
And that he might dwell in the place of peace.
12 Give him comfort and rest
in the grave, and reassurance.
12 Raise him with the Shehu to Paradise
Where there is joy forever.
14 And also Aliyu and Waziri*
For they lived and died together.
15 May our wishes be fulfilled
And may we be resurrected with them
16This is my prayer to God, may He grant my wish
I pray for the Prophet
17 And his Family, Companions and Followers
Of the Sunna, in the name of the Prophet.

Note: the man in the picture is not Modibbo but a 'Fulani from Sokoto'. Photo taken at the turn of the 20th century.

[! @askiyanist]

"Alhaji Aminu Kano – The commissioner keeps a day to day account of his spending in a exercise book. When his father died in May and left £2.12, Aminu Kano promptly entered the legacy in his accounts book."
-- Drum magazine, c. 1967

[Usman Nasir @N_usmt]

@askiyanist Understanding the past will help us navigate the present and the future, but I fear our negligence of our history will be the end of us

[محمد الكنوي @El_Kanawi9]

Wives of the Emir of Katsina, one of the historic Hausa kingdoms, accompanied by their British guide during a tour of London in 1933.

[محمد الكنوي @El_Kanawi9]

في مهد الأسوار القديمة، حيث يهمس التاريخُ خفيضاً،
يا كانو، لهيبي الأبديّ، في نورك الذهبيّ أتوهَّجُ نوراً.

[Frank @frankonX_]

Cavalry man wearing chain mail armor Carrying a large oryx hide shield,prolly from sokoto,Nigeria

[Usman Nasir @N_usmt]

@sylhetbreeze Aura is unmatched

[Aderonke Asake Oreke(Foodstuff vendor) @Fancyfoodmart]

If this is your daddy,you daddy will not die o
This is the first time I'll see a Nigerian politician speak with sense
And e sure me die say he no fit ever be Apc member

[theendeavorpath @theendeavorpath]

“Whatever is happening to you has been waiting to happen since the beginning of time.”

— Marcus Aurelius

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

The long game is less crowded. Play the long game.

[Words of Wise | Mindset Coach @Wordofwise_]

“To be alone is the fate of all great minds.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer

[Big Akh @Thoughtful1_]

“one day you will realize that you have been worrying too much, and Allah has planned everything for you better than what you have wished for.”

[Veloria 🌊 @veloriahq]

“𝘈 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴.”

— 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵

[Usman Nasir @N_usmt]

@Meritrade @maajin4r2011 @webtvnigeria @MeristemNigeria I would like to speak to your customer care as well regarding a transaction