Here it says that in the Sokoto Caliphate:
> “The classical vizierate is based on some verses from the Quran.
>
> يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى وَٱجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًۭا مِّنْ أَهْلِى هَـٰرُونَ
أَخِى ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى —Quran
>
> So people may understand my speech, and grant me
> a helper from my family, Aaron, my brother. Strengthen me through him,
> and let him share my task
>"The vizierate in Sokoto was based on the
> Abbasid Caliphate version of the position. Shaikh Uthman dan Fodio's
> book, Bayan wujab al-hijra, justifies the existence of the position in
> the caliphate: The first pillar [of a kingdom] is an upright wazir
> (vizier) over the wilaya who wakens [the king] if he sleeps and gives
> him sight if he cannot see and reminds him if he is heedless. The
> greatest catastrophe which could befall the wilaya and its subjects is
> to be deprived of good wazirs and helpers. One of the requirements of
> a wazir is that he should truly be benevolent and kind-hearted towards
> the people.”
Would such a ruler with such power & responsibilities wake themselves up on time or was this really a part of the Islamic job and state function of the Islamic Vizier!?
Asked by Kinnard Hockenhull
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Dec 19, 2025, 09:45 PM
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