TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page - - - - - - - - - i

Certification - - - - - - - - - ii

Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii

Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - iv

Table of Content - - - - - - - - v

Abstract - - - - - - - - - vi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study - - - - - - 1

1.2 Scope and Limitation - - - - - - - 5

1.3 Significant of the Study - - - - - - 6

1.4 Statement of Research Problem - - - - - 6

1.5 Aim and Objectives - - - - - - - 7

1.6 Methodology - - - - - - - - 7

1.7 Structure - - - - - - - - 8

1.8 Literature Review - - - - - - - 8

CHAPTER TWO: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ILORIN

2.1 Islam in Ilorin - - - - - - - - 13

2.2 Religion of People of Ilorin - - - - - - 16

2.3 Emergence of Islamic Learning in Ilorin - - - - 20

2.4 Methods of Teaching - - - - - - - 22

2.5 Agents of Islamization in Ilorin - - - - - 23

2.6 Factors Enhance the Islamization in Ilorin - - - - 26

CHAPTER THREE: CONTRIBUTION OF HAUSA/FULANI SCHOLARS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM IN ILORIN METROPOLIS

3.1 Establishment of Islamiyyah School - - - - - 31

3.2 Hausa/Fulani Scholars and Qur’anic Tafsir - - - - 37

3.3 Preaching Activities and Efforts in Converting People to Islam - 42

3.4 Literary Works of Hausa/Fulani Muslim Scholar - - - 46

3.5 The Role of the Scholars during Jihad and Beyond - - - 48

CHAPTER FOUR: THE IMPACT OF HAUSA/FULANI CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAM IN ILORIN

4.1 Religion Impact - - - - - - - 50

4.2 Political Impact - - - - - - - 51

4.3 Economic Impact - - - - - - - 52

4.4 Moral Impact - - - - - - - - 53

4.5 Nature of Situation Before Arrival of the Scholars - - - 54

4.6 Summary and Conclusion - - - - - - 55

Bibliography - - - - - - - - 57

List of Informants - - - - - - - 60