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Article is composed of three parts, which 1how islam spread into subsaharan region of west africa, and the great civilizations it established there, taking its inhabitants out of paganism to the worship of one god. Al bakri, from the book of routes and realms, quoted in corpus of early. In this article, i focus on the historiography of islam in west africa. Spread of islam in west africa all parts the religion. Sultan mohammad fateh urdu historical novel free download. A list of books on the history of muslims and islam. The combination of these messages is called the kitab of allah or the heavenly books.
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