Why did Mali adopt Islam?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Mali became more Islamic as Mansa Musa a Muslim king started encouraging Islam in his country. So more and more Muslims started pouring into Mali and Mali became Islamic.

Answer 3

Conversion to Islam linked the West African savannah through belief in one God and similar new forms of political, social and artistic accoutrements.