Background of Egypt of spread islam
According to the World
Book Encyclopedia, Islam is
the largest religion in Africa, with
47% of the population being Muslim, accounting for 1/4 of the world's Muslim
population. The faith's historic roots on the continent stem from the time of
the Prophet Muhammad,
whose early disciples migrated
to Abyssinia (hijira)
in fear of persecution from the pagan Arabs.
The spread of Islam in North
Africa came with the invasion of Egypt under
Caliph Umar,
through theSinai
Peninsula -
followed by the rapid conquest of North Africa by the Arab armies.
Islam in West Africa was through Islamic traders and sailors.
Islam is the dominant
religion in North Africa and the Horn of Africa. It
has also become the predominant religion on the Swahili Coast as well as the West
African seaboard and parts of the interior. There have been several Muslim
empires in Western Africa which exerted considerable influence, notably the Mali Empire,
which flourished for several centuries and the Songhai Empire,
under the leadership of Mansa Musa, Sonni Ali and Askia Mohammed.
Most Muslims in Africa are Sunnis. However, there are small minorities of Shias, Ahmadis, Sufis and non-denominational
Muslims
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