Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-08 | 920-922
Review Article
An Analysis of the Contents of "The Provisions of Preachers’ Towards Allah’s Religion" By Shaykh Uthman BN Foduye
Hamza Ainu, Aminu Alhaji Bala
Published : Aug. 30, 2018
Abstract
This article is an Analysis of the contents of a manuscript titled Udad al-Da’i
ila din Allah, translated as "The provisions of preachers’ towards Allah’s religion" of
Shaykh Uthman bn Foduye. The manuscript was written in Arabic language in the 17th
century by a well known reformer of Hausa land. We therefore intend to highlight its
contents in English language for the benefit of English readers who may find Arabic
language difficult to understand and also to the contemporary readers who do not know
much about Shaykh Uthman bn Foduye and his works. The manuscript is also useful for
preachers and students of Islamic studies. The manuscript is divided into seven sections
as follows: The first section deal with obligation of admonition to do good and warning
against evil deed. Section two is on what should be taught by a preacher on the oneness
of Allah. Section three includes what a preacher should teach on jurisprudence. Section
four deals with what a preacher should teach on Sufism. Section five explains what a
preacher should teach on verses of warning. Section six is on what a preacher should
teach on verses of glad tidings and the last section is on the ethics of a preacher. In
presenting all these sections, an analysis of what is contained in them was provided and
finally the conclusion and references follow.