introduced the Tijānī order to West Africa—became his disciples, including Shaykhāni, Muḥammad wuld an-Naḥwi, and Muḥammad al-Mishri. In the 1940s, after meeting the Emir of Kano ( Nigeria ) during his pilgrimage in Makkah , he gained the allegiance of many of the prominent Tijānī leaders of Northern Nigeria. He became