Question

How did Islam spread in Africa?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Following the conquest of North Africa by Muslim Arabs in the 7th century CE, Islam spread throughout West Africa via merchants, traders, scholars, and missionaries, which is largely through peaceful means whereby African rulers either tolerated the religion or converted to it themselves.

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Answer 2

Answer:

According to Arab oral tradition, Islam first came to Africa with Muslim refugees fleeing persecution in the Arab peninsula. ... It quickly spread West from Alexandria in North Africa (the Maghreb), reducing the Christians to pockets in Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia.