The second possibility is the Yan Doya quarter, inhabited by Wangara muslims from the Mali empire.

[3] It was moved to a new site by Muhammad Zaki in 1582, and rebuilt in the mid 19th century by Abdullahi Dan Dabo.

After the Sokoto jihad, Emir Suleiman, who was regarded as the Imam of Kano, led Friday prayers himself in the mosque.

The conflict persisted for eleven days, initially engaging with the police and later escalating to involve the army.

The intense confrontation concluded only after Maitatsine and his followers, who were defending their headquarters, were killed.