Aliyawa

The Aliyawa also known as Banu Aliyu is a noble and royal family in Kano Emirate, Northern Region of Nigeria that forms part of the Nigerian Chieftaincy and Islamic leadership, the family is a branch of the House of Maiduniya and Banu Gha of the Madinawa clan that claims to be a Sharifain family and are descendants of Prophet Muhammad through Hasan ibn Ali, the Aliyawa emerged as a sub-clan of the Jobawa, Madinawa and Hausawa Clans through inter-marriages, the word Aliyawa was derived from the name of the progeinator of the noble family Aliyu-Talle Maiduniya Sumaila.[1]

Aliyawa
LocationNorthern Region, Nigeria, Kano Emirate, Sumaila, Kumbotso, Tarauni, Kano Municipal
Descended fromAliyu-Talle Maiduniya Sumaila
BranchesMuallimawa, Abdullahwa (House of Abdullah)
ReligionIslam

History

The Aliyawa are descendants of the scholarly and Noble Houses of Maiduniya and Banu Gha of the Madinawa clan (Madanis the people of Medina), descendants of Imam Ghali (Malam Gha),[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]some members of the noble scholarly clan claimed descent from the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh, through Sharif ibn Ali, Hasan ibn Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Islamic prophet Muhammad,[10]members of the clan identify themselves as Arabs, Fulani, Hausa, Hausa-Fulani or Hausa-Fulani Arabs depending on their cultural assimilation, they are called Madinawa Malamai in reference to Medina, the city they claim to originate from,[11]the claim of descent from the Arab tribe and the prophet is common in scholarly lineages throughout Northern Nigeria and the Sahara.[12][13][14]

The Aliyawa have a descent from the royal Jobawa Fulani clan, the clan produces one of the Kingmakers in the Kano Emirate with the title of Makaman Kano, members of the clan also hold titles of District Heads and Village Heads in some Local Governments in Kano State, the clan initially resided at Utai in Wudil Local Government before settling in other places in Kano State.[15]During the reign of Sarkin Kano Aliyu Babba he appointed Sarkin Takai Umaru Dan Maisaje as Makaman Kano whose link with the Jobawa is through his father's mother Habiba, the sister of Malam Bakatsine, setting aside the traditional requsite of agnatic descent, resulting in a precedence being established for the descendants of the Jobawa clan with paternal or maternal descent to aspire to be appointed as Makaman Kano.[16]

Notable Aliyawa

References
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  3. Hassan, Mohammed (2018). Islamic Religious Practices and Culture of the Al-Ghali Family. Tafida Printing Press.
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  5. Aminu, Muhammad. The History of Al-Ghali Family. Gargaliya Press.
  6. Sani, Muhammadu (1990). Arab Settlers in Kano. Sauda Voyager.
  7. Balogun, Ismail A.B (1969). The penetration of Islam into Nigeria. Khartoum: University of Khartoum,Sudan, Research Unit.
  8. Danlami, Yusuf (2005). Al-Ghali Family and its Religious Leaders. Danlami Printers.
  9. Tarikh Arab Hadha al-balad el-Musamma Kano. Journal of Royal History. 1908.
  10. Balarabe, Suleman (1987). The History of Kadawa Town. Bala Printing Press.
  11. Abdullahi, Ahmed (1999). Madinawan Kano. Kano: Danlami Printers.
  12. Norris, H.T. (1975). The Tuaregs:Their Islamic Legacy and Its Diffusion in the Sahel. England: Aris and Phillips,Ltd.
  13. Last, Murray (1967). The Sokoto Caliphate. New York: Humanities Press.
  14. Bello, Ahmadu (1962). My Life. Cambridge University Press.
  15. Ahmed, Mubajjal (2004). The Jobawa and the Jihad. Kano: Premium Digital Printers.
  16. Smith, M.G. (1997). Government in Kano 1350-1950. Westview Press, A Division of HarperCollins Publishers,Inc.
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