A Short History of Islamic West Africa History the communities they developed

the communities they developed

as well as the seven causes of pride

Translated and annotated with an introduction by Yahya Birt

knowledge of the divine and of oneself

A Short History of Islamic West Africa History the communities they developedTracing a Millennium of Black Muslim History (10th 20th Centuries) From the first medieval conversions to the twilight of the colonial era, this book unfolds over a thousand years of one of the most captivating sagas in African history. It traces the great milestones in the spread of Islam between the Sahara, the Atlantic Ocean, and Lake Chad across that vast region once known as the Sudan, a land whose Islamic tradition is as rich, dynamic, and