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How did Islam spread to africa?

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Celia Lemke

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5y ago
Updated: 7/27/2021

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The Holy Wars happened, which started spreading Islam, but also there were Muslim traders who also spread it.

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Islam came to Northern Africa by way of expansionary conquest. Armies left Egypt during the reigns of the Umayyad Caliphs Mu'awiya and Yazid I. Many North Africans were quickly convinced to convert to Islam as a religion and have remained Muslims to this day. Although the Islamic Empire grew through conquest, the conversions to Islam came through peaceful means. Many North Africans ended up joining the Arab armies once they had converted.

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