Jibrīl ibn ʿUmar

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Jibrīl ibn ʿUmar

Muslim leader

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influence on Usman dan Fodio

In Usman dan Fodio: Early years
…southern Saharan city of Agadez, Jibrīl ibn ʿUmar, a radical figure whom Usman both respected and criticized and by whom he was admitted to the Qādirī and other Ṣūfī orders.
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