jurisprudence death_date death_place influenced birth_place influences notability main_interests denomination birth_date sufi_order article_title name occupation region
maliki 1864 sokoto caliphate muhammed bello sokoto caliphate usman dan fodio islamic scholar , educationist , poet poetry , women 's education sunni 1793 qadiriyyah nana asma’u
 nana asma’u islamic scholar west africa
nana asma’u

nana asma'u -lrb- full name : nana asma'u bint shehu usman dan fodiyo , ; 1793 -- 1864 -rrb- was a princess , poet , teacher , and daughter of the founder of the sokoto caliphate , usman dan fodio .
she remains a revered figure in northern nigeria .
nana asma'u is held up by some as an example of education and independence of women possible under islam , and by others as a precursor to modern feminism in africa .
