Makka (Mecca) city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in Arabian peninsula., in 610AD.
Which describes how Islam came to exist in Africa?Arabs brought it in the 8th century.
Islam started in Mecca and Medina in what is now Saudi Arabia. However, these cities were outside of all the extant empires and were self-governed city-states. The rulers of the Byzantine and Sassanid Empires considered Arabia an undesirable wilderness and did not expand to there.
This year, 610 AD, marks the start of Quran revelation by God to Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel (Jibril). This was in Mecca (Makkah), currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Quran revelation continued after the prophet immigration to Medina (also in Saudi Arabia) in year 622 and continued until the prophet death in year 632 AD. Accordingly, Islam spread started in the current state of Saudi Arabia.
Islam is a continuity of monotheistic faith since Prophet Adam a.s. As mankind cant see Almighty God, but able to see other divine elements in the skies nor earth ; sun,moon,water,etc They start to believe that they are deities behind those elements and shall be worshiped. Thus Almighty God appoint men on earth as prophets to bring guidance back to mankind on the presence of the one and true creator. This monotheistic faith was sealed by the Final Prophet that is Muhammad s.a.w from the Arabs region and preaching was first done in Makkah (610AD).
Yes, Christianity is older than Islam, if you consider the timing of the Prophet Muhammad. (570 Mecca - June 8, 632 Medina) The Qu'ran which is the book of divine guidance that came to him through Gabriel the archangel about 610AD. At that time the Qu'ran had been recited, every year till his last year when the Angel Gabriel asked him to recite it twice. The original Qu'ran is in Arabic. In Christianity the first books (Gospels to be written) were in 65-70AD starting with Mark, then Matthew and Luke about AD and last John about 90AD. It is important to note it was not the apostles Mark, Matthew, Luke and John that wrote these gospels. The first Council of Nicea was in 325AD where they discussed Jesus as Son of God and the Trinity. The first books of the bible were chosen at this time. The two main collections were the Palestinian written in Ancient Hebrew and Aramic and the Alexandrian written in Ancient Greek. The original texts are unknown However.. if you look the meaning of the word..and not as a Label. Christian one who follows Christ. Muslim one who submits to the will of God. If you look at it this way. being a Muslim is older because the Prophet Abraham submitted to the will of God. So it depends on the term. But since you asked for religion and practice I would say Christian. I am no expert, just love studying it and learning. It is good to question and reason.