HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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replaced local customs
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were modified by earlier local ones
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gave way to regional customs
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were adopted only at the highest levels of society
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Detailed explanation-1: -In early Islamic societies, pre-Islamic Arab culture was still very influential; the family was organized around a patriarchal clan with a common male ancestor. Families were led by the eldest male family member.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sudanic empires of Western Africa were a group of powerful states that developed south of the SAHARA DESERT between the A.D 700s and 1500s. The most prominent of these states were GHANA, MALI, and Songhai. The Arabs called the whole stretch of land south of the desert bilad al-sudan (“the land of the blacks”).
Detailed explanation-3: -Sudan was predominantly Coptic Christian at the time of the arrival of Islam in the seventh and eighth century.
Detailed explanation-4: -What are some traditions of Islam? Some of the traditions of Islam include the Salat, or five times of daily prayer in the direction of Mecca. Others are the Zakat, or giving of alms, and the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca meant to be undertaken once during one’s life.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sunni Islam in Sudan, as in much of the rest of Africa, has been characterized by the formation of tarīqahs, or Muslim religious brotherhoods. The oldest of these tarīqahs is the Qādiriyyah, which was introduced to the Sudan region from the Middle East in the 16th century.