Timbuktu is the center of Islamic art and learning
The greatest king of Mali, Mansa Musa returned to Mali after traveling. He returned with an Arab architect who built great Muslim houses of worship , or mosques, in the capital of Timbuktu. Under Mansa Musa, Timbuktu became an important center of Islamic art and learning.
The greatest king of Mali, Mansa Musa returned to Mali after traveling. He returned with an Arab architect who built great Muslim houses of worship , or mosques, in the capital of Timbuktu. Under Mansa Musa, Timbuktu became an important center of Islamic art and learning.
The greatest king of Mali, Mansa Musa returned to Mali after traveling. He returned with an Arab architect who built great Muslim houses of worship , or mosques, in the capital of Timbuktu. Under Mansa Musa, Timbuktu became an important center of Islamic art and learning.
It's in Timbuktu.
Yes it did it became an important learning center because after the Viking invaded the franks and Charlemagne died his Aachen was the only place where kids and adults could have there personal studies
after the Arab conquest
There are several cities that could qualify, but the most famous of these, especially for its massive library called Beit al-Hikma (بيت الحكمة), was BAGHDAD in the modern country of Iraq.
What factors made Timbuktu a spiritual and intellectual center of Islam?
Baghdad
Islam initially entered Mali through the word-of-mouth of tradesmen. Upon the reception of this new religion, the Malinese became intrigued and a more established place for them to learn the religion. This resulted in Islamic Academics being built in Timbuktu and Djenne. The presence of Islamic scholars helped to foster research into other academic disciplines, making Mali a center of learning.
Islam initially entered Mali through the word-of-mouth of tradesmen. Upon the reception of this new religion, the Malinese became intrigued and a more established place for them to learn the religion. This resulted in Islamic Academics being built in Timbuktu and Djenne. The presence of Islamic scholars helped to foster research into other academic disciplines, making Mali a center of learning.
Islam initially entered Mali through the word-of-mouth of tradesmen. Upon the reception of this new religion, the Malinese became intrigued and a more established place for them to learn the religion. This resulted in Islamic Academics being built in Timbuktu and Djenne. The presence of Islamic scholars helped to foster research into other academic disciplines, making Mali a center of learning.