Islam spread to East Africa through peaceful means of commerce and education whereby non-Muslims learned of the faith and adopted as their own amidst business dealings with Muslims. This happened especially in maritime cities like Zanzibar whose primary source of wealth was trading with Muslims. However, once Islam established a beachhead in East Africa through commerce and peaceful religious acquisition, indigenous Islamic sultanates like the Zanzibar Sultanate and several Somali ones like Ajuuran State and the Warsangali Sultanate as well as the Omani Empire created armies and spread Islam through the conquest of neighboring regions. However, due to the difficulty of penetrating beyond the African coast, most places in East Africa south of Somalia remain majority Non-Muslim save along the coast.
Voodoo, rasta or whatever you wish to call it.
Spread of Islam was not hindered in east africa, it reached as far as Zambia, Mozambique and further south to Rwanda
Many religions affected the development of Africa's eastern Coast, namely Christianity, Judaism and Islam, however, as we see the large numbers of Muslims in that are today, it would make sense that Islam perpahs the greatest influence on this region.
By 1500, Islam had spread to most of the countries where it now prevails in North Africa, East Africa, Southeast Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Indonesian Archipelago.
The increase in trade and commerce.
Islam entered into East Africa at the very beginning of the Islamic period, around 700 AD. Muslim traders introduced Islam to the East African coast, and the growth of commerce caused the religion to spread.
Islam was introduced into East Africa through interactions between Arab Merchants and merchants from coastal Africa who exchanged goods over the Indian ocean. In this way Islam arrived via diffusion. Given the technological advantages that Arabs had, such as a functioning literary system, there became a high-level exchange. This resulted in leaders in East Africa adopting Islam as their official religion and this led to pressure from the civilians in these states to convert.
The major effect was he introduced african culture to Europe and the Middle east. This is an example of cultural diffusion
Who was the most affected by the introduction of Islam to East Africa?
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No. The exact opposite occurred. Islam originated in the Middle East and spread to West Africa in the subsequent centuries.
The Arabs brought the Muslim religion (Islam) to Africa.
The spread of Islam in the East, West, and South Africa was a gradual process. The spread of Islam helped with trade practices, education, and literacy.
cause it was alot of traveling
The most common religion in North Africa is Islam.
cause it was alot of traveling
On the face of it, Islam practiced in Africa should be no different than Islam practiced in the Middle East since Islam is not dependent on race or location. However, many forms of Islam in Africa are syncretic, meaning that they introduce local, tribal African customs into Islamic practice even if those practices contravene official Islamic Law.