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Answer 1
The Ottoman Empire, about 1301 - 1922 carried Islam with it. The acquired northern portions of Africa from about 1512, through 1520, and held much of those areas in northern Africa until about 1683. From there, it's simply a matter of migration of the folks carrying Islam with them. The closest to the western part of Africa would be Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli (Libya).
Answer 2
While Answer 1 is entirely accurate as concerns when the Ottoman Empire arrived and which areas of Africa it conquered, that was not responsible for the original spread of Islam in Africa. (All of those areas were already majority-Muslim when the Ottomans conquered them.)
The arrival of Muslims by expansion and conquest of the Rightly-Guided and Umayyad Conquests came between the years 640-680 C.E. (with Egypt falling from the Byzantine Empire in 640 and Morocco acceding to union with the Umayyad Caliphate in 680 C.E. The drift to areas of Africa south of the Sahara, like Senegal, the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires, etc. occurred in the following century of merchant exchanges with the North African areas. Islam became the dominant religion in West Africa (except along the southern coast of West Africa) by around 750-800 C.E. Exact dates are difficult to know since Islam spread by trade and commerce in these areas as opposed to conquest.
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How did the trade routes influence culture in west Africa?
the Arab trading partner brought scholarship, law and the religion of Islam to west Africa
New religious influences in North and West Africa came from?
islam
What is the spread of Islam throughout Africa an example of?
Islam did not spread the same way throughout all of Africa. In North Africa, Islam spread by conquest. In West Africa and along the Indian Ocean, Islam spread by contact between Muslim merchants and local Non-Muslims.
Did Islam expand to North Africa?
Yes. Islam arrived in Egypt by 640 C.E. and as far west as Morocco by 680 C.E.
What main gods did the African people worship?
here in africa we are just like the rest of the world we have diffren kind of religion islam which has a large member in north,west,central and estern africa and cristians maily in west and southern african and some idiol worshipers in africa.
What first brought Islam to Africa?
Trade brought Islam to West Africa. :)
How did religion arrive in west Africa?
Islam was spread in West Africa by Arab Traders.
Was the house of wisdom in Islam or west Africa?
islam is not a country its a religeon
West africa religion?
Islam and Christianity
Where did the deepest penetration of Islam occur in Africa south of the Sahara?
In Western Africa, Islam was able to penetrate all the way up to the Sahel region but was unable to make it successfully to the tropical central African kingdoms or to reach the southern seashore of West Africa. In East Africa, Islam pushed further south, but hugged the eastern coast and the Horn of Africa.
What are four religions of West Africa?
EPA
Where in west Africa are Islam and Christianity practiced?
In Nigeria
What region of Africa was first converted to Islam by 700 AD?
West Africa.
How did the trade routes influence culture in west Africa?
the Arab trading partner brought scholarship, law and the religion of Islam to west Africa
Did Islam originate in west Africa and spread to the Middle East?
No. The exact opposite occurred. Islam originated in the Middle East and spread to West Africa in the subsequent centuries.
How did the spread of Islam affect political and social life in East West and South 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.
How was Islam spread to west and central africa?
By Arab traders.
