WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Following the conquest of North Africa by Muslim Arabs in the 7th century CE, Islam spread throughout West Africa via merchants, traders, scholars, and missionaries, that is largely through peaceful means whereby African rulers either tolerated the religion or converted to it themselves.

Detailed explanation-2: -Islam came with several impacts on African civilization. It cut across family and ethnic institutions and emphasized unity. Second it brought about a more efficient administration, judicial systems, and taxation in some places such as Western Sudan that employed educated Muslims into public positions.

Detailed explanation-3: -This spread of Islamic culture was facilitated by trade, missionaries, and changes in the political structure of Islamic society. As a result, we encounter multiple different interpretations of Islam across many different Islamic societies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Islam promoted trade between West Africa and the Mediterranean. The religion developed and widened the trans-Saharan Caravan trade. The trade enriched the West African and the Muslim traders. Muslims from North Africa came in their numbers and settled in the commercial centres.