Islamic History in Africa
In what century did Islam first arrive in Africa?
What is the 7th century?
Name three West African country with a significant Muslim population today.
What is Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Gambia, Guinea, Togo, Chad or Niger?
What language do many East African Muslims speak that has Arabic influence?
What is Swahili?
This Moroccan city is home to the oldest functioning university in the world.
What is Fes?
This soft, spongy flatbread from Ethiopia and Eritrea is used to scoop up stews and vegetables.
What is injera?
This country was the first place Muslims migrated to during the Prophet’s time.
What is Ethiopia?
This Malian emperor’s pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 brought global attention to West African Islam.
Who is Mansa Musa?
What is the historical name of present-day Ethiopia mentioned in Islamic history?
What is Abyssinia?
What is the term for Islamic devotional songs, often sung in Arabic or local languages?
What are nasheeds or qasa’id?
This West African dish made of jollof rice often sparks debates between Nigerians and Ghanaians.
What is Jollof rice?
This empire in West Africa became famous for Islamic scholarship in Timbuktu.
What is the Mali Empire?
The Sokoto Caliphate promoted what kind of education?
What is Islamic education or Qur'anic studies?
In Sudan, this Sufi order is known for their poetry and spiritual gatherings.
What is the Qadiriyya?
What term refers to remembrance of God, possibly repeated in song or chant?
What is dhikr?
This steamed grain dish is a North African staple, often served with vegetables and meat.
What is couscous?
What trade route helped spread Islam across the Sahara?
What is the Trans-Saharan trade route?
What script was used to write Hausa using Arabic letters?
What is Ajami?
What is the term for the celebration of the Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ birthday in many Muslim communities?
What is Mawlid?
In African Islamic art, this form of writing is both decorative and spiritual, often seen on walls, manuscripts, and cloth.
What is Arabic calligraphy?
This African country has one of the largest Muslim populations on the continent.
What is Nigeria?
Islam first entered Africa during the lifetime of which religious figure?
Who is the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
This Nigerian music genre, rooted in Islamic praise songs, emerged from Yoruba Muslim communities.
What is Fuji music?
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ encouraged peaceful relations with this East African ruler who never betrayed the Muslims.
Who is the Negus/Al-Najāshī?
In some Sufi traditions in Africa, spiritual dancing is accompanied by dhikr, the remembrance of what?
What is Allah/God?
Nigeria is home to over how many distinct languages? Also name 3....
What is over 500? What is Yoruba, Hausa,Igbo?