Kabilar Hausa

‎BEFORE ISLAM: MAGUZANCHI HERITAGE AND THE MAKING OF HAUSA LAND.
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‎The Hausa people who practiced Maguzanchi were the true founders of Hausaland. It was not founded by Muslim Hausas or Christian Hausas, but by the Maguzawa. They were the ones who built ancient city walls and long-standing structures that still exist today, heritage that UNESCO now recognizes.
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‎So what exactly is Maguzanchi? It is the traditional religion of the Hausa people, and it upholds strong moral values. It forbids adultery, theft, dishonesty, oppression, and the mistreatment of women. This is why, before the arrival of Islam, women held positions of power in Hausa society. In Daura, there were 37 queens; in Katsina, there were 22 queens, all of them followers of Maguzanchi. One notable example is Queen Yar Goje, a Hausa woman and follower of Maguzanchi, who fought against the French. Among all Hausa queens, Queen Amina is said to be the only one who practiced Islam.
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‎The Maguzawa Hausa were also pioneers of many crafts and skills. They developed weaving, blacksmithing, dyeing, carving, barbering, trade, hunting, and agriculture. They discovered iron and ore, which made it possible to produce tools, weapons, and other essential items for human use.
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‎Today, we Hausa Muslims take pride in these ancestors who practiced Maguzanchi because they left behind a legacy we still celebrate. When compared to the Quraysh, the tribe of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), who practiced paganism, buried their daughters alive, and worshipped idols like Al-Lāt, Al-‘Uzzā, and Manāt, the Maguzawa can be seen in a more favorable light.
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‎This raises questions for the Fulani: what was their religion before Islam? What is their history? Where are their ancient structures? What are their original traditions? Can they name even one Fulani woman who ruled as a queen? From where did they migrate into the land of the Maguzawa? Since Hausaland was established by the Maguzawa, we remain proud of them, even though the Fulani later came into the land. Today, we challenge the Fulani to leave due to their act of terrorism against the Hausa people and other indigene of this country.
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‎The Hausa language itself is rooted in Maguzanchi heritage. Anyone who rejects Maguzawa should, by that logic, not speak Hausa, since the language predates Islam by thousands of years, Therefore, speaking Hausa is tied to Maguzanchi heritage, not Islam.
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‎In contrast to the Maguzanchi religion of the Hausas, in the Fulani religion a father can marry his daughter, a brother can marry his sister, a brother can marry his elder sister; a Fulani man can commit so**my in a mosque, a Fulani man can have sexual relations with his daughter just as Dan Fodio did not allow Asma’u to marry, and instead kept committing adultery with her until he died, so this is the Fulani religion.
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‎Finally, although Islam and Christianity later came into Hausaland and the Hausas people adopted religions, the original identity of the land is rooted in Maguzanchi.
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‎By: Hajiya Kaltum Alumbe Jitami.
‎Hausawa Tsantsa Development Association (HATDA).
‎MESA TA TASHI, Fulani Must Go.
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