We are on the minhaj of the Shehu - 'Uthman Dan Fodio - may Allah envelop hin in His Mercy, Ameen! In short, his minhaj is the [1] Book of Allah, [2] The Sunnah of His Messenger, and [3] the Ijma'. He was Ash'ari by creed, Maliki by Madhhaab and Qaadiri by tareeqah! The Shehu was the Mujaddid (reviver) of the age and the forerunner to Imam al-Mahdi.