@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10005800,
	  title     = {West African Islamic Civilization: Sokoto Caliphate and Science Education},
	  author    = {Hassan Attahiru Gwandu},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {This study aims at surveying and analyzing the contribution of Sokoto scholars or Sokoto Caliphate in the development of science and technology in West Africa. Today, it is generally accepted that the 19th century Islamic revivalism in Hausaland was a very important revolution in the history of Hausa society and beyond. It is therefore, as a result of this movement or Jihad; the Hausaland (West Africa in general) witnessed several changes and transformations. These changes were in different sectors of life from politics, economy to social and religious aspect. It is these changes especially on religion that will be given considerations in this paper. The jihad resulted is the establishment of an Islamic state of Sokoto Caliphate, the revival Islam and development of learning and scholarship. During the existence of this Caliphate, a great deal of scholarship on Islamic laws were revived, written and documented by mostly, the three Jihad leaders; Usmanu Danfodiyo, his brother Abdullahi Fodiyo and his son Muhammad Bello. The trio had written more than one thousand books and made several verdicts on Islamic medicine. This study therefore, seeks to find out the contributions of these scholars or the Sokoto caliphate in the development of science in West Africa.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences},
	  volume    = {10},
	  number    = {9},
	  year      = {2016},
	  pages     = {3261 - 3265},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10005800},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/117},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 117, 2016},
	}