Gudu Da Waiwaye Book Compelet Billyn Abdull

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GUDU DA WAIWAYE BOOK COMPELET BY BILLYN ABDULL 

Malam Rabi'u Shema, a true Hausa man of pure lineage from the Ruma origins, was blessed by Allah with an innate aura of striking handsomeness and dignity.
He originated from the Dutsin-ma Local Government Area in Katsina State, from a village called Shema. Both his mother and father hailed from this region. Driven by destiny to seek a livelihood through commerce, he found himself settling in the city of Kano. He traveled there alone initially before later bringing his wife, whose name was Iya Ladi. They were blessed with four children in this world: three boys and one girl.
Now, as the years have passed, Malam Rabi'u's compound has transformed into a sprawling family house divided into four sections. It is built in the traditional style of the elders, making it a sufficiently large estate where all three of his sons were able to secure comfortable living spaces with their families. Today, Allah has blessed him with grandchildren from the loins of these four children numbering around twenty-four, including two children belonging to his only daughter, Marwa, who is married over in Dutsin-ma.
None of Malam Rabi'u's children received a Western education by the time they reached maturity, but they possess a fair amount of religious knowledge. The eldest son, Hamza, was the first to marry his first wife, Ruqayya. He went back home and married a cousin—the daughter of his father's younger sister. Ruqayya settled in Kano with her husband, Hamza, right there in the family compound. Hamza built two rooms and a bathroom, fencing off the area for them. Ruqayya enjoyed the pure love of her husband, his parents, and his younger siblings.
After Ruqayya had spent three years in the house, she became pregnant, and when the term was completed, she gave birth to a baby girl named Maryam. Two months after Maryam's birth, Muktar [Hamza] brought up the matter of taking a second wife. Ruqayya's anxiety reached its absolute peak, and his parents equally showed their deep disapproval. He fell into a severe state of distress because he was deeply in love with Suwaiba, and they had already made promises of marriage. At first, he tried to resist, but he simply could not. He traveled back home to Shema to inform Ruqayya's father of the situation.
Ruqayya's father came to Kano, thoroughly scolded Ruqayya with a stern lecture, and then offered her words of advice. He also met with Hamza's parents, advising them to exercise patience and let Hamza marry her since he desired her. He reasoned that rather than having him run off to do shameful things on the side, it was far better for his peace of mind to bring the girl home as his wife. Reluctantly and with displeasure, Iya Ladi and her husband agreed to the marriage between Suwaiba and Hamza.
Suwaiba's parents were originally from Dawanau, but they now resided within the city of Kano. She was entirely free of trouble. Ever since she moved into Hamza's house, her sole source of comfort was him, while his parents and siblings disliked her, openly showing favoritism toward Ruqayya. She forced herself to swallow her pride, pretending not to notice, and kept her peace while submitting to both of them. This noble character of hers eventually caused them to begin softening toward her, even Ruqayya herself.
At all times, you would find Maryam glued to Suwaiba because Suwaiba possessed an immense love for children. Although Ruqayya used to snatch Maryam away out of jealousy driven by Yusha'u's wife's instigation, she eventually gave up upon seeing that Suwaiba never harmed Maryam. In fact, when the time came for Ruqayya to wean Maryam, Suwaiba took her over and weaned her. From that moment onward, Maryam's care practically shifted entirely to Suwaiba. Out of the reserve and shyness expected of a first wife (kawaicin ɗan fari), Ruqayya let it be.
By the wisdom of Allah, Suwaiba and Ruqayya soon began experiencing pregnancy cravings together—Ruqayya for her second, and Suwaiba for her first. They went through their early pregnancy phases side by side until Allah delivered them safely. However, Ruqayya gave birth first to a baby girl named Rahama. About two weeks after the naming ceremony, Suwaiba also gave birth, but hers was a baby boy. On his naming day, the boy was named Ahmad.
Suwaiba was a woman of extreme, intense maternal reserve. True to form, even with Ahmad, her behavior remained the same; she treated him almost as if he wasn't her own child, despite loving him dearly. Sometimes she would sit while he cried and completely ignore him until Ruqayya would walk in, scold her, and pick him up. At times, Ruqayya even had to stand over her to make sure she breastfed him. This extreme emotional reserve of hers toward him caused Ruqayya to focus heavily on caring for both him and Rahama. Consequently, they grew up practically like twins. If you ever saw Ahmad in Suwaiba's hands, it was strictly to nurse.
Maryam essentially became a child of Suwaiba's room, acting almost like her mother. Ruqayya also maintained a respectful reserve toward Maryam, not even calling her by name, just as Suwaiba did not call Ahmad by name. As the children grew up and reached the weaning stage, Ahmad's care shifted entirely to Ruqayya, just as Maryam remained completely in Suwaiba's care.
This time around, Ruqayya fell pregnant before Suwaiba. When Ruqayya's pregnancy was about seven months along, Suwaiba also began experiencing cravings. In this round of childbirths, Ruqayya gave birth to another baby girl named Sakina. Ahmad and the others were thrilled to have a baby sister, even though they were still quite young at the time. About eight months after Sakina's birth, Suwaiba also gave birth to a baby girl named Raheenat.
Children began filling Malam Muktar’s [Hamza’s] household to the brim, causing their original parental names to fade into the background. Ruqayya became affectionately known as "Ayyah," and Suwaiba became "Gwaggo." From Sakina onward, Ayyah (Ruqayya) did not give birth anymore, while Gwaggo (Suwaiba) continued having children: she gave birth to Mudanseer, Abubakar, Fa'iza, Sadiya, and finally the lastborn, Zainab. After that, childbearing stopped for her as well.
Their children grew up closely knit; unless someone told you, you would never be able to tell whose child belonged to whom. They cooperated seamlessly in raising their children with sound moral discipline, successfully building their household upon an admirable foundation, despite the petty, rushing jealousy they faced from time to time.
Then there was Hamza’s younger brother, Yusha'u, who also had one wife and two children. He built his wife's quarters inside the compound and fenced off his section just like Hamza did. He had married his wife, Ɗausiyya (famously known as Gaje), around the same time Hamza took his second wife. This timing caused Gaje to harbor a deep, burning jealousy toward Suwaiba, acting as though they shared the same husband because Suwaiba’s wedding setup was grander than hers.
Gaje tried hard to sow discord between Suwaiba and Ruqayya, plotting to isolate Suwaiba in the house, but Almighty Allah prevented it. No matter how much hypocrisy and instigation she tried, whenever a minor disagreement arose between the co-wives, it never lasted long before they understood one another. When the care of Maryam shifted to Suwaiba, Gaje felt immense bitterness and constantly incited Ruqayya to reclaim Maryam, but Allah did not decree it.
What further fueled Gaje’s hatred was when Suwaiba gave birth to a baby boy, Ahmad. Around that same time, Gaje also gave birth, but she had a baby girl like Ruqayya, who was named Binta. Gaje tried to inject hatred for Ahmad into Ruqayya's heart, but that failed as well, because Ahmad ended up under Ruqayya's care entirely. Once Gaje realized she could not succeed in ruining the peace between Ruqayya and Suwaiba, she turned her bitter jealousy toward all of them collectively, her daily mission being how to torment them or spark fights. They simply brushed her aside and ignored her existence in the house.
Life continued along this path until Ilyasu, the third son of Malam Rabi'u, also got married. Ilyasu married a woman named Sailuba. As soon as Sailuba moved into the house, Gaje began pulling her into her orbit, injecting a deep hatred for Ruqayya (Ayyah) into her heart. Gradually, this toxic influence took root in Sailuba's mind. The two of them isolated themselves, becoming a source of constant negativity in the house, and slowly began manipulating their husbands as well.
From that point, the kinship and unity of Malam Rabi'u's family began to wobble. His anxiety spiked when he realized where the trouble was originating. Consequently, he gathered all four of his children, including their youngest sister Marwanatu, who was married over in Dutsin-ma. He unleashed a furious tongue-lashing upon them, tearing into them over the wicked behavior of their wives that was destroying their family bonds.
Stunned and remorseful, their hearts softened as they fully recognized their grave mistakes, and they repeatedly begged their parents for forgiveness. Iya Ladi declared that she would not rest until Yusha'u and Ilyasu took additional wives, as she recognized the root of the problem stemmed from their wives. Right on the spot, Ilyasu agreed to take another wife, but Yusha'u pleaded for leniency, stating he had no desire to replace his wife Gaje. Iya Ladi snapped that he had no choice; taking another wife was mandatory for him, though she granted him a grace period of three years to find someone suitable.
Shortly after this meeting, plans for Ilyasu's second marriage materialized; he was set to marry a young woman from down their street named Zubaida. After Ilyasu brought in a second wife, Gaje once again began manipulating Sailuba. Peace completely vanished between Ilyasu's wives due to Gaje's malicious instigation.
Life in this family compound kept moving forward through the years until now, when the children are all grown with minds of their own, while old age has heavily caught up with Malam Rabi'u and Iya Ladi. However, Iya Ladi remains relatively strong and agile, managing her own daily affairs independently.
Hamza was a struggling working-class man who strove daily for his sustenance, possessing a deep sense of contentment and self-respect that kept him from ever begging. Despite the harshness of manual labor, he constantly pushed himself to provide food for his family and fund their education, because he passionately desired his children to attain a Western education—unlike his brothers, who completely detested Western education, viewing it merely as a corrupting influence on children that ruined their morals, arguing that if it were good, they should have enrolled their own children as well.
Hamza frequently sat down with them to explain the differences between the modern era and their past, but they stubbornly refused to understand, prompting him to simply leave them be. His children attended regular government primary and secondary schools alongside other kids, attended Islamic school (islamiyya) in the evenings, and Quranic recitation school (allo) at night.
Time flew by, and Malam Hamza (Baba) began giving away his daughters in marriage. Maryam was the first to be sent to her husband's house, followed by Rahama (who grew up as a peer to Ahmad), and then Raheenat. Yusha'u also married off Binta, and a few days after the wedding, he announced his intention to take a second wife.
Total chaos erupted from Mama Gaje, who jumped up and vehemently protested that he had no right—she was far too grand to live as a senior wife with a co-wife! A massive dispute ensued, culminating in Yusha'u divorcing Gaje while she was seven months pregnant. This marked Gaje's departure from the house, and he proceeded with his marriage. Following that incident, they finally found lasting peace, and mutual respect was restored among everyone in the compound. Yusha'u's new bride gave birth to a baby girl a year later, named Umm-Rumana.
Baba Hamza's daughters were all married off upon completing junior secondary school (JSS 3). Consequently, Ahmad was the first among the children in their house to advance past junior secondary school. Ahmad was a handsome boy possessing the striking physical traits characteristic of pure Ruma men from Katsina. In every way, he took after his father: hardworking, quiet, and peaceful. It was rare to ever hear of him getting into a fight; if he ever did fight, it meant he had been pushed to his absolute breaking point, as he had a fiery temper when driven to the extreme. Whenever he grew angry, only Ayyah (Ruqayya) possessed the soothing touch to easily calm him down.
Ahmad was Ayyah’s absolute favorite. Whatever Ahmad wanted that he lacked, he would get—unless Ayyah simply lacked the financial means to buy it, in which case she would still strive to get him a close substitute. Even as he grew into a young man, all his personal belongings were kept inside her room. As for his biological mother, their interaction was limited to formal greetings; she could not even stare directly at him out of the shyness and modesty (kunya) associated with a firstborn son (ɗan fari).
For a long time, he did not even realize that Ayyah wasn't his biological mother. When he eventually found out, it didn't bother him in the slightest. The only thing that occasionally puzzled him was his biological mother's intense emotional reserve, as she never truly relaxed around him. Though it used to bother him slightly when he was younger, as he matured, he realized it wasn't out of a lack of love, but rather traditional Hausa cultural norms—especially since Ayyah similarly maintained a formal distance from Maryam, leaving everything concerning her to Gwaggo.
Back when Ahmad was in JSS 1, he and Samina crossed paths. On their way home from school, he, Maryam, and the others found some children engaged in a street brawl in a alleyway. Maryam tried to break them up and failed, prompting Ahmad to pick up a small whip and lash them across their backsides, forcing them to scatter while nursing their stings and crying.
One of the young girls among them turned her aggression toward Ahmad for hitting them. He stood frozen, staring at her in utter astonishment, for at that time her age couldn't have been less than seven years, give or month a few months. She wailed bitterly, demanding payback for the beating he gave them, grabbing the hem of his shirt and striking him with her tiny hands.
It amused him, so he just stood watching her reactions. Seeing she was dead serious, Rahama grabbed and pulled her away, tapping her head roughly. That only infuriated the little girl further, setting her off into loud insults and curses. Shocked by her brazen impudence, they simply walked past and left her hurling insults.
The next day on their way to school, they ran into the same girl whose name they still didn't know. Spotting Ahmad, she picked up a stone and hurled it right at him, catching him squarely on the forehead and instantly drawing blood. He had to be rushed to a clinic and then back home, while the little girl fled and was nowhere to be seen.
Four days later, after healing, Ahmad returned to school. On his very first day back, he ran into the girl again on the street amidst another scuffle. He stood staring at her, noting how incorrigible she was. The moment she spotted him, she bolted to run away, but he swiftly caught her. She burst into tears, begging him to forgive her. He widened his eyes at her, declaring he was going to exact revenge for the blood she spilled.
She cried heavily, jumping up and down as she pleaded for mercy, while he simply stood watching her. Realizing she wouldn't settle down, he said, "Look, calm down, I've dropped the revenge."
She paused, wiping her tears, and asked, "Do you really mean you forgive me?" He nodded in affirmation.
That calmed her down immediately. She reached out, gently touching his bandaged wound with an expression of profound pity. He gently pulled her hand away with a smile and asked, "Look, it's healed. What is your name?"
"Samina," she replied, her eyes still fixated on the forehead injury she had caused.
"That's a nice name," he said, standing up and taking her hand as they walked the rest of the way into the school compound. He asked which class she was in, walked her all the way inside her primary school classroom, and gave her a one-kobo coin out of the three-kobo savings Ayyah had given him.
From that day onward, Samina made it a routine to come find Ahmad. Though Rahama and the others initially tried to shove her away, they eventually stopped as a deep bond slowly blossomed between them. It eventually reached a point where Ahmad knew where Samina lived, as they lived in the same neighborhood—though on different streets. The distance between Ahmad's school and Samina's house was quite short, whereas Ahmad's house was a bit farther from the school.
Thus, they became inseparable. Whenever Samina walked to school, she would wait for Ahmad to arrive (since the primary and secondary sections were close). He would take her hand, walk her all the way to her classroom, and hand her a kobo coin from his savings.
This growing intimacy led Ahmad to discover Samina's home—and to his shock, he learned she was actually his close blood relative. Samina was the daughter of Mama Gaje, the former wife of Yusha'u (Hamza's younger brother) whom he had divorced while she was pregnant. After leaving, she gave birth to Samina and later married a man in Bauci. When Samina was still an infant, after having two children there and finding the marriage unbearable, she dissolved it and returned to Kano with Samina, while her former husband retained custody of her other children.
Once everyone in the compound realized this connection, they began welcoming Samina warmly. Meanwhile, Ahmad relentlessly badgered his uncle Yusha'u, begging him for the sake of Allah to bring Mama Gaje (Samina's mother) back into the family home. With Ahmad's lobbying and by pulling strings with Iya Ladi, Mama Gaje was finally allowed to return to their compound, bringing Samina and Ahmad under the same roof once more.
This time around, Mama Gaje returned with a calculated agenda, successfully maneuvering to win over everyone's heart, especially Malam Rabi'u and Iya Ladi. Her return brought a brand-new dynamic to the household, though everyone maintained a cautious, respectful reserve because children were now part of the equation. With Ahmad's financial and personal backing, all the young children in their house managed to enroll in school—especially Samina, since she hadn't started her education within the household.
As time went on, Samina also entered secondary school (which was co-educational for boys and girls), supercharging their bond into something remarkably intense. She was in JSS 1 while he was in SS 2, yet they were inseparable. This constant companionship prompted his friends to start teasing him, calling him "Shahrukh Khan, the king of romance" 😂.
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He would simply laugh it off, because at that stage it wasn't yet romantic love between them—even though it had already hooked them without their realization. What started as sibling-like affection and friendship gradually morphed into passionate, deeply entrenched romantic love. Everyone in their families was aware of it, and though Ahmad's maternal figures were unhappy about it due to Mama Gaje's notorious wickedness, what could they do against the decree of Almighty Allah? They simply looked away and resorted to prayers, hoping against hope that Samina would not inherit her mother's vile character.
After Ahmad completed secondary school, he began accompanying his father to the market to learn the trade of selling men's fabrics and caps. However, his father suggested it would be far better for him to learn a practical trade like tailoring or something similar. Ahmad embraced the idea 100%, enrolling as an apprentice in a tailoring shop tucked in the back street near Samina's school.
This proximity brought them even closer. Every day, Ahmad and Samina walked to and from home together; he would walk her to school, head over to his shop for work, and whenever school let out, he would set aside his shop tasks to walk her all the way home. Sometimes, she would even stop by his shop after school, heading inside the house briefly before returning to sit with him. The other tailors at the shop would tease them relentlessly, especially noting how young they looked—as if marriage was anywhere on the horizon for them at that age.
When Baba realized this lingering foolishness, he severely reprimanded Ahmad and explicitly forbade him from letting Samina visit his shop after school hours. Ahmad heeded Baba's warning and tried to stop Samina, but despite this, she would occasionally sneak around to visit him, particularly on weekends when there was no school.
After spending a year at the shop, he graduated from his apprenticeship, having mastered the trade brilliantly due to his exceptional dedication. Ayyah broke open her secret savings box—accumulated from the profits of her petty trading—and bought him a sewing machine. He was overjoyed, and his family shared in his happiness. A door was knocked through the back wall of one of the rooms in the compound to create a dedicated tailoring space for him.
From then on, he sewed men's fabrics for Baba to take to the market for sale, handled orders brought in by clients, and even dabbled slightly in women's wear, though he wasn't fully skilled in it yet since he trained primarily in men's tailoring. Gradually, his hands grew adept at women's fashion as well, and before long, everything was flourishing (Alhamdulillah). He began financially supporting his household with whatever Allah provided, while also generously catering to Samina's schooling and daily needs.
Realizing he had secured a stable financial footing, he resolved to return to formal education. With universal support from his family, he began preparing to secure admission into Bayero University Kano (B.U.K). He successfully gained admission into the university, as his secondary school credentials were stellar and the cost of living at the time wasn't excessively prohibitive.
Returning to school threw him into a busy schedule. Sewing became a task he could only manage with intense effort. To avoid losing customers, he began teaching his younger brother, Mudanseer, the trade. Praise be to Allah, Mudanseer applied himself diligently and began assisting Ahmad with various sewing commissions.
Ever since Ahmad entered Samina's life, he... (excerpt ends)

Summary

This portion of the Hausa novel chronicles the expansive history, domestic politics, and generational evolution of Malam Rabi'u Shema’s sprawling family compound in Kano.

• The Family Tree & Domestic Ecosystem: Originating from Katsina, Malam Rabi'u's household expands across decades. The narrative focuses heavily on his eldest son, Hamza (Baba), and his two wives: Ruqayya (Ayyah), a dutiful woman who becomes the de facto mother figure to multiple children, and Suwaiba (Gwaggo), an emotionally reserved woman whose children end up tightly bonded with Ruqayya's. It also introduces domestic antagonists like Gaje (Yusha'u's divorced and later reinstated wife) and Sailuba, whose toxic manipulations repeatedly threaten family harmony until disciplined by the elders.

• Ahmad and Samina's Romance: The narrative zeroes in on Ahmad (Hamza and Suwaiba's son, raised lovingly by Ayyah) and his childhood encounters with Samina—who turns out to be the daughter of the troublesome Gaje. What begins as a turbulent childhood rivalry (marked by a stone-throwing incident leaving a scar on Ahmad's forehead) slowly blossoms into a deep, inseparable romance as they grow up. Ahmad evolves from an apprentice tailor into a hardworking entrepreneur funding his own education at B.U.K, while remaining deeply devoted to Samina despite the shadow of her mother's reputation.

  Character Descriptions

• Malam Rabi'u Shema: The patriarch of the family. A dignified, traditional man of Katsina origin whose strict guidance occasionally pulls his warring household back from the brink of relational collapse.
• Iya Ladi: Malam Rabi'u's sharp, no-nonsense wife who understands the root causes of domestic friction and actively enforces discipline, mandating second marriages to realign unruly household dynamics.
• Hamza (Baba): The eldest son, a hardworking, self-respecting laborer who values both religious values and modern education for his children, serving as a pillar of integrity.
• Ruqayya (Ayyah): Hamza's first wife. Deeply nurturing, she raises children across maternal lines as if they were her own (notably Ahmad and Maryam), earning deep reverence and affection.
• Suwaiba (Gwaggo): Hamza's second wife. Characterized by an extreme maternal reserve, she loves her children (like Ahmad) deeply but detaches emotionally in public, leaving their primary nurturing to Ruqayya.
• Gaje (Ɗausiyya): Yusha'u's disruptive, highly jealous wife whose malicious plots to divide the family result in her temporary divorce, though she is later readmitted and continues her subtle machinations.
• Ahmad: Hamza’s eldest son. Handsome, fiercely hardworking, quiet, and deeply principled, he rises from an apprentice tailor to a university student at B.U.K while fiercely protecting and caring for his family.

• Samina: Gaje's daughter. Spirited and resilient from childhood, she transitions from a fiery little girl who once bloodied Ahmad's forehead into his devoted, lifelong romantic partner.

  Analytics & Thematic Analysis

  1. Extended Family Dynamics & Polygamous Realities

• Cooperative Co-Wifery vs. Toxic Interference: The narrative contrasts two styles of polygamous living. On one hand, the organic synergy between Ruqayya and Suwaiba demonstrates how co-wives can successfully harmonize and share child-rearing duties. On the other hand, figures like Gaje and Sailuba represent destructive, malicious jealousy designed to fracture family bonds.

• The Role of Patriarchal Authority: The text highlights the vital role of elder intervention. When domestic friction threatens the family lineage, Malam Rabi'u and Iya Ladi do not coddle the instigators; they forcefully demand accountability and structural changes (such as enforced second marriages or expulsions).

  2. Alternative Maternal Structures (Baban Gida & Shared Rearing)

• The fluid nature of motherhood in the compound—where Ayyah raises Suwaiba's son Ahmad, and Suwaiba raises Ruqayya's daughter Maryam—illustrates a collectivist communal upbringing. This challenges nuclear conventions, showing how emotional bonds often supersede biological ties in traditional extended family settings.

  3. The Evolution of Romance: From Enmity to Devotion

• The "Enemies-to-Lovers" Childhood Trope: The dynamic between Ahmad and Samina utilizes a classic narrative arc. Their relationship starts with physical conflict (Samina hitting Ahmad with a stone) and evolves through acts of rescue, mentorship, and financial protection. Ahmad's patience with Samina's stubborn childhood antics mirrors his steady transition into a dependable provider.