Gudu Da Waiwaye Part 1 Complete Hausa Novel

Malam Rabi’u Shema was a full-blooded Katsina man, of true Rumawa lineage, whom Allah blessed with a striking and captivating natural beauty.
He came from Dutsinma Local Government Area in Katsina State, from a village called Shema. Both his mother’s and father’s families were from that same area.
By destiny and in search of livelihood through trade, he found himself in Kano. He was the first to go there alone, and later he brought his wife, Iya Ladi.
They had four children in total: three sons and one daughter.
As the years passed, Malam Rabi’u’s house became a large family compound with four sections.
It was built in the traditional style of their people, which is why it was spacious enough that all three of his sons eventually found room to live there with their own families.
By now, Allah had blessed him with grandchildren from these four children, numbering almost twenty-four, including the two children of his daughter Marwa, who was married in Dutsinma.
None of Malam Rabi’u’s children had much Western education, but they did have religious knowledge to the best of their ability.
His eldest son, Hamza, was the first to marry. His first wife was Ruqayya, whom he went back home to marry from within the family — she was the daughter of his paternal aunt, his father’s younger sister.
Ruqayya came to Kano and settled with her husband Hamza in the family house. He built two rooms and a bathroom for her and fenced off the area. Ruqayya enjoyed pure love from her husband, his parents, and even his younger siblings.
Ruqayya spent three years in the house before she became pregnant. When her pregnancy reached full term, she gave birth to a daughter who was named Maryam.
When Maryam was two months old, Hamza raised the issue of taking another wife.
Ruqayya became deeply troubled, and his parents also made it clear that they did not approve at all.
Hamza became very distressed because he loved Suwaiba, and they had even promised each other marriage. At first he wanted to be patient and let it go, but he could not. He went back to Shema and informed Ruqayya’s father about the situation.
Ruqayya’s father came to Kano, where he thoroughly scolded Ruqayya, then advised her. He also met Hamza’s parents and urged them to be patient and let him marry Suwaiba since that was what he wanted. He told them that instead of him going elsewhere and doing something shameful, it would be better for him to marry the girl so there could be peace of mind.
It was not because Iya Ladi and the others truly wanted it, but they eventually agreed to Hamza’s marriage to Suwaiba.
Suwaiba’s parents were originally from Dawanau, but they were now living in Kano city. She did not let herself be disturbed at all, because from the moment she came into Hamza’s house, the only person she truly enjoyed was him. His parents and siblings did not like her and openly showed preference for Ruqayya over her.
She swallowed her feelings as though she noticed nothing and remained calm, obeying them all. It was this character of hers that slowly made them soften toward her, even Ruqayya herself.
You would always find Maryam clinging to Suwaiba, because Suwaiba dearly loved children. At first Ruqayya used to snatch Maryam away because of the influence of Yusha’u’s wife, but later she let it go when she saw that Suwaiba never harmed Maryam. In fact, when Ruqayya was about to wean Maryam, Suwaiba took over and weaned her herself. From that time on, Maryam’s upbringing largely passed into Suwaiba’s hands.
Ruqayya allowed it because of the loneliness of not having a son.
By Allah’s wisdom, Suwaiba and Ruqayya became pregnant at the same time — Ruqayya with her second pregnancy, Suwaiba with her first. They went through pregnancy together until Allah delivered them safely. Ruqayya was the first to give birth, to another daughter, who was named Rahama. About two weeks after the naming ceremony, Suwaiba also gave birth, but hers was a boy.
On his naming day, her son was named Ahmad. Suwaiba was extremely shy, and that shyness showed even in the way she treated Ahmad. Sometimes she behaved almost as if he were not her child, even though she loved him very much. At times she would sit there crying yet ignore him, until Ruqayya came in, picked him up, and even scolded her. Sometimes Ruqayya had to stand over her before she would breastfeed him.
Because of Suwaiba’s excessive shyness around him, Ruqayya took on most of the care of both Ahmad and Rahama, and they grew up almost like twins. If you ever saw Ahmad in Suwaiba’s arms, it was usually only because he was breastfeeding.
As for Maryam, she became the child of Suwaiba’s room — almost like Suwaiba was her real mother. Ruqayya too was shy concerning Maryam, because she would not even mention her name, just as Suwaiba would not mention Ahmad’s name.
That was how the children continued growing until they were weaned. Then Ahmad’s upbringing moved completely into Ruqayya’s hands, just as Maryam remained with Suwaiba.
This time, Ruqayya became pregnant before Suwaiba. Ruqayya’s pregnancy had reached about seven months before Suwaiba also began to show signs of pregnancy. In that delivery, Ruqayya again gave birth to a daughter, who was named Sakina.
Ahmad and the others were very happy that they had a younger sister, and they became attached to her at once, even though they were still very young at the time.
About eight months after Sakina’s birth, Suwaiba also gave birth to a daughter, who was named Raheenat.
The children now began to fill Malam Muktar’s house, and because of that, their mothers’ personal names slowly faded into the background: Ruqayya became known as Ayyah, and Suwaiba became known as Gwaggo.