| Author(s) | Mahdi Rizg Allah Ahmad |
| Affiliation | Associate Professor,Islamic Studies Dept., College of Education, King Saud University,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | Shaikh Maba Diakhou and His Islamic Jihad ReformMovement in WestAfrica (1850 - 1890) |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Educational Sciences & Islamic Studies. Volume 12, No 1. (2000/1420) |
| Abstract | This research aims to introduce the Moslem scholar,preacher, mujahid and reformist Maba Diakhou . It highlights the following points in this regard: 1. His name, family, tribe, early life and educational career. 2. The structure of the social, political and religious life of his community. 3. His leading role in the Islamization of his society before his jihad . 4. The factors which contributed to the emergance of an Islamic state under his leadership. 5. Hisjihad against the local African rulers and the French colonists in Senegambia . 6. The factors which played a role in his defeat and death, and the downfall of his short-lived Islamic state. |
