Respuesta :
By the ninth century, Islam became an economic and religious force in west and north Africa. the change greatly influenced jenne architecture and culture.
The Prophet Muhammad reminded the Muslim world, “We are a single community, distinct from others.” The distinction shapes the Muslim’s religious identity and underlines the nature of the Islamic ideal, whether the purity of the monotheistic concept, the uncompromising quest for morality, or the lifelong seeking of knowledge.
It also accentuates the common historical thread running through the international Muslim community.
The role of the African Muslim in global, African, and near-eastern studies may be the most disregarded by Western academia and entail the most persistent misunderstandings regarding the spread of Islam. Scholars were able to make incorrect assumptions as a result of the dearth of African sources, proving the proverbial truism that "scholarship follows the national flag."
Because of the predominance of Western academia, there is no mention of African ingenuity, exploration, trade, or talents in academic literature or textbooks.
In 1945, British historian Hugh Trevor Roper galvanized the Eurocentric view when he wrote, “the only history in Africa is the history of Europe in Africa.” Given the self-perpetuation of cultural exceptionalism, it is not surprising that African history remains mythologized under the shadows of Euro-American history.
Yet, the dissemination of Islam in Africa by first Arabs and then African Muslims, and the role that Islam and Muslims have played in the development of Africa, are essential to a balanced and accurate understanding of African history.
Learn more about Islam here:
https://brainly.com/question/6501509
#SPJ4
