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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Muslims of the ____century inherited a traditional Islam which was tainted by many evils.
A
18th
B
17th
C
19th
D
20th
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Proper histories of Islam began to be written in the nineteenth century by university professors in Germany and the Netherlands. Colonial interests in the Middle East and North Africa encouraged French and British researchers to study Islam as well.

Detailed explanation-2: -A wife is entitled to a quarter share of her deceased husband’s estate if she has no children. If she has children, she is entitled to one eighth. Sons usually inherit twice as much as their sisters when one of their parents dies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inheritance of property in Muslim law comes only after the death of a person, any child born into a Muslim family does not get his right to property on his birth. If an heir lives even after the death of the ancestor, he becomes a legal heir and is therefore entitled to a share in the property.

Detailed explanation-4: -North African traders were major actors in introducing Islam into West Africa. Several major trade routes connected Africa below the Sahara with the Mediterranean Middle East, such as Sijilmasa to Awdaghust and Ghadames to Gao.

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