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The King of Mali was converted to Islam because he met with Muslim merchants and considered their technological and logistical knowledge as indicative of the religion's merit. Mali was like most pre-modern states, in that once the king or tribal chieftain was converted to a religion, the population was compelled to follow suit.
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What was so important about mansa musa pilgrimage?
It helped spread the news about Mali to Africa and got more people to go to Mali. Also, his pilgrimage/hajj showed that he was a devote Christian and wanted to get others to convert to Islam, too.
Why is Mali the center of learning?
During Mansa Musa's reign, Islam became very popular in Mali. Following their king's example, many people from Mali went to Mecca. In turn, many Muslims from Asia, Egypt, and other parts of Africa visited Mali. These journeys between regions helped create more trade and made Mali even richer.
Why did Muhammad spread the news about Islam?
Prophet Muhammad spread the religion of Islam so that people can follow/practice this religion. Just like why did Jesus spread the news about Christianity?
What was the religion of mali and songhai empires?
some of their belief was that they believed in respect ancestors and so on
Did haji shariatullah contribute more to the spread of Islam than anyone else in the sub continent?
It is difficult to estimate who played the most important role in the spread Islam in the sub-continent. There are so many Scholars and Sufia who spread Islam in the sub-continent.
How did Islam ideas spread?
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught his family and companions about Islam and then the word went around and with the conquests , empires, and converts spread to the entire earth.
Why was Islam succsesfull?
The reason why Islam was so successful is because it was spread as soon as the message was given to the prohet Muhammad(PBUH)
Why did Mali adopt Islam?
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.
What was the spread of the Arabic language important to the spread of Islam?
so that there would be more people to join the muzlims on there journey to the holy place
How did Arab spread Islam?
The Arabs spread Islam by conquering the people around them. Then they put high taxes on non-muslims. They beheaded a number of people worshipping idols. So, they used a mixture of techniques.
What religion did the Mali Empire have?
It was a fusion of Islam and traditional African religion - religion that involved magic, animism, etc. Even when Islam dominated, aspects of tribal African religion remained with legends of genies and accounts of magic.
How did the spread of Islam affect its religion and culture?
As Islam spread throughout middle eastern lands, it changed. It became differed with each region it came into, creating a localized religion. Eventually it became so different it split into 2 caliphates
