HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Islam
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Chrisitianity
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Judaism
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Buddhism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mixing: The Empires of Mali and Songhay. Over the next few decades, African rulers began to adopt Islam while ruling over populations with diverse faiths and cultures. Many of these rulers blended Islam with traditional and local practices in what experts call the mixing phase.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spread of Islam in West Africa First, Islam spread into the regions West of the Niger Bend (Senegambia, Mali), then into Chad region and finally into Hausaland. According to some Arabic sources the first Black ruler to embrace Islam was the King of Gao who had done so by 1009.
Detailed explanation-3: -Islam came to root along the East African coast some time in the 8th century, as part of a continuing dialogue between the people on the East coast and traders from the Persian Gulf and Oman.