South Africa, countries such as Sierra Leone, Somalia, ect.
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There are many followers of Buddhism in countries like Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar, Japan, and South Korea. Islam has a large following in countries such as Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Afghanistan in Asia.
how is Islam a major part of the daily lives of many north africans
Asia (Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, etc..)
There were 12 close followers.
Islam spread among the population of Muslim-ruled territory in part of the Africa,Europe and Asia.
A bit of Info: The spread of Islam, from Arabia began to spread west through Southwest Asia and North Africa in the 600s.But Islam also spread east to central Asia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. The Muslim community in the country of Indonesia is one of the largest in the world.Main answer: Islam became a major religion in East and West Africa, because there were many Muslim traders going to trade in that part of Africa. And at the time Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage and brought many people with him.
The countries with the largest populations of both Buddhists and Muslims are Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar. There is also a large concentration of Buddhists and Muslims in China.
Islam was founded in the cities of Mecca and Medina, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Thus the early followers of Islam were Arabs, and the Quran was revealed in Arabic. However, not all Arabs are Muslims, just as not all Muslims are Arabs. Arabs only make a small part of the Muslim population. A great many Muslims come from Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China, Russia, Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Albania, North Africa & Eastern Europe.
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.