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Cover illustration: Jos Central Mosque, 2006, photo by author
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Abubakar, Dauda, author.
Title: "They love us because we give them zakaÌt" : the distribution of wealth and the making of social relations in northern Nigeria / by Dauda Abubakar.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: Islam in Africa, 1570-3754 ; volume 23 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020026374 (print) | LCCN 2020026375 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004437289 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004437760 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: ZakatâNigeriaâJos. | ZakatâEconomic aspectsâNigeriaâJos. | ZakatâSocial aspectsâNigeriaâJos. | IslamâNigeriaâJos. | IslamâCustoms and practices. | MuslimsâNigeriaâJosâSocial conditions. | MuslimsâNigeriaâJosâEconomic conditions. | Jos (Nigeria)âReligious life and customs. | Jos (Nigeria)âSocial conditions.
Classification: LCC BP180 .A29 2021 (print) | LCC BP180 (ebook) | DDC 297.5/40966952âdc23
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ISSN 1570-3754
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