Introduction to Africa
Introduction
Islam was one of the first major religions to be introduced in Africa in the mid-seventh century AD. This introduction came a few decades Prophet Muhammad and his followers had made their way from Mecca to Medina through the Arab Peninsula in 622 A.D. After the Arabs conquered Spain and pushed far past the Indus River, they created an empire that extended over three continents. These achievements were completed one hundred years after the prophet Muhammad had died. Between the 8th and 9th centuries, the religion was spread by Arab traders and travelers along the eastern coastline of
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