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What did Sultan Nafata’s proclamation forbid in Gobir?
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Sultan Nafata’s historic proclamation in Gobir, issued around 1797–1798, implemented the following restrictions:
- It forbade anyone except the Shaykh (Usman dan Fodio) from preaching.
- It prohibited the conversion of sons from the religion of their fathers.
- It proscribed the use of turbans and veils.1