102 results for “africa”
The Muslim conquest of North Africa was a prolonged campaign spanning several decades, beginnin...
... freedman of Musa ibn Nusayr, the Umayyad governor of North Africa. Tariq crossed the strait that would bear his name (Gibralt...
...aman tribal rivalry intensified, the Berber revolt in North Africa (122 AH) drove Arab settlers from most of the Maghrib, the ...
...gitive, crossing Syria into Egypt and then traversing North Africa while Abbasid agents pursued him. He found protection among...
... Baghdad's treasury and connected the Islamic world to East Africa, India, China, and the Byzantine Mediterranean. The Abbasid...
... ibn Ziyad, a freed slave who had risen to command in North Africa, crossed the Strait of Gibraltar with approximately 7,000 B...
...He founded Fustat (Old Cairo) and built the first mosque in Africa. Egypt became a major center of Islamic civilization and le...
...nt under the Rashidun, conquered Armenia and parts of North Africa, and built the first Muslim navy. His greatest legacy was t...
...ith and fiqh. The Maliki school became predominant in North Africa, West Africa, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
...he Medinan and Iraqi schools and became predominant in East Africa, Southeast Asia, and parts of the Middle East.
...ynasty, an Ismaili Shia caliphate, was established in North Africa before conquering Egypt and founding Cairo in 969 CE. Despi...
...om Arabia and Persia established settlements along the East African coast, creating a vibrant Swahili civilization that blende...
Islam spread across West Africa through trans-Saharan trade routes and scholarly networks. ...
Ibn Tumart, the founder of the Almohad movement in North Africa, died. His successor Abd al-Mu'min unified the Maghreb and ...
...ecisive Mongol defeat and saved Egypt, the Hijaz, and North Africa from destruction.
...e world, represents the deep penetration of Islam into West African culture.
...ccessors was a major center of Islamic civilization in West Africa. Timbuktu became a renowned center of Islamic learning.
...on European maps and demonstrated the wealth of Muslim West Africa.
...g 120,000 km across the Islamic world and beyond: from West Africa to China. His Rihla remains a priceless historical document...
...ated one-third of the population in Egypt, Syria, and North Africa.
...ian Ocean, visiting Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa.
Enslaved African Muslims brought Islam to the Americas during the transatla...
...r Uthman dan Fodio established the Sokoto Caliphate in West Africa, the largest state on the continent. His reformist movement...
Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi founded the Sanussi order in Libya, combining Sufi spirituality with resistance to European colonialism.
Umayyad governor of North Africa (Ifriqiya) who oversaw the conquest of the Maghreb and laun...
... the standard text for Maliki scholarship in North and West Africa for centuries.
...ise Maliki fiqh manual widely studied in al-Azhar and North Africa.
Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his pacifist resistance to French colonialism.
...Sokoto Caliphate, one of the largest states in 19th-century Africa.
Brother of Uthman dan Fodio, a major West African scholar, poet, and military commander of the Sokoto Caliph...
Daughter of Uthman dan Fodio and a celebrated female scholar, poet, and educator who established women's education networks in the Sokoto Caliphate.
... 'Mukhtasar al-Akhdari' on fiqh, both widely studied across Africa.
...ahin,' the most widely studied creed text in North and West Africa.
Berber religious reformer and founder of the Almohad movement in the Maghreb, known for his emphasis on divine unity (tawhid).
West African Fulani scholar who settled in Medina and authored 'Iqa dh ...
...al-Jadid,' a massive collection of Maliki fatwas from North Africa.
Tunisian Maliki scholar and Grand Mufti, author of 'at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir,' a major modern Quran commentary, and pioneering work on maqasid ash-shari'ah.
Prominent American Muslim leader, imam of Masjid At-Taqwa in Brooklyn, and one of the most recognized Muslim voices in the United States.
American Muslim scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College, the first accredited Muslim liberal arts college in the United States.
... on Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic law in the West, and the African-American Muslim experience.
...ed in Islamic and Biblical tradition as the ancestor of the African and Hamitic peoples.
...er. He later served as a commander in the conquest of North Africa and became governor of Egypt.
...Umayyad caliphate. He participated in the conquest of North Africa under Abd Allah ibn Abi Sarh and led several campaigns into...
The greatest Muslim traveler in history (703-770 AH), who over 30 years traveled approximately 75,000 miles through the Islamic world and beyond — from Morocco
...the Islamic University of Madinah after migrating from West Africa. His multi-volume Adwa al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran bi al-Qu...
Chief student of Ibn al-Qasim (student of Malik), compiler of al-Mudawwana, the foundational text of the Maliki school.
Called 'the Small Malik,' the leading Maliki scholar of his age, author of al-Risalah, the most popular Maliki fiqh primer in history.
The leading Maliki scholar of his era in North Africa, called 'Imam of Imams,' known for his authoritative commen...
Leading Maliki scholar of 15th-century Morocco, author of al-Mi'yar al-Mu'rib, the largest collection of Maliki fatwas ever compiled.
Author of Mukhtasar Khalil, the most authoritative and widely-studied Maliki fiqh text, a concise summary of the entire Maliki school.
Maliki scholar of the 10th century AH, author of Mawahib al-Jalil, the most comprehensive commentary on Mukhtasar Khalil.
Major 19th-century Moroccan Maliki scholar, author of al-Bahjah fi Sharh al-Tuhfah, a key commentary in the Moroccan Maliki tradition.
Major Maliki jurist of 5th-century AH Qayrawan, author of al-Tabsirah, an influential Maliki legal encyclopedia.
Leading Maliki hadith critic and legal scholar of 7th-century AH Morocco, author of Bayan al-Wahm wa al-Iham, a critique of hadith evaluations.
Tunisia's greatest 20th-century scholar, author of al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir (the most significant modern Quran commentary) and Maqasid al-Shariah.
...e most comprehensive collection of Maliki fatwas from North Africa and al-Andalus.
West African Maliki scholar and Sufi leader who unified scholarly and s...
West African Islamic scholar, jihadist, and ruler; leader of a major Is...
West African scholar and founder of the Imamate of Futa Jallon; led the...
The greatest Maliki scholar of North Africa. He compiled al-Mudawwanah al-Kubra, the most authoritative...
A major Hanafi hadith scholar from Zayla (Somalia). Author of Nasb al-Rayah, the most comprehensive collection of hadith evidence for Hanafi positions.
The great Islamic reformer of West Africa. He founded the Sokoto Caliphate in northern Nigeria, one o...
The leading Maliki scholar of Qayrawan (Tunisia) in the 4th century AH. His al-Risalah al-Mufassalah is the foundational classical text on Islamic education.
North African Maliki scholar whose Sanusiyya creed became the standard A...
Imam of Sicily, leading Maliki jurist and physician of the medieval period.
Greatest Islamic scholar of Timbuktu, prolific author of biographies and fiqh. Taken captive to Morocco but continued writing.
West African Islamic scholar, mujahid, and founder of the Toucouleur Em...
... Islamic scholar with one of the largest followings in West Africa. President of the World Muslim League.
Moroccan historian of al-Andalus. His Nafh al-Tib is the most comprehensive history of Islamic Spain and its scholars.
... of Ahmad ibn Idris who spread Islamic revival across North Africa.
Nigerian Islamic scholar and reformer who advocated for direct Quran-based guidance over traditional authority.
East African Islamic scholar and founder of the Uwaysiyya order; spread...
Son of Uthman dan Fodio and Sultan of Sokoto Caliphate, scholar and prolific author.
A South African Islamic scholar, Hanafi mufti, and prolific author based i...
A South African Muslim author and orator (1918-2005 CE), founder of the Is...
A South African Islamic author known for Getting the Best Out of Hajj, a c...
...he most authoritative reference for Maliki jurists in North Africa and beyond.
... Shafi'i fiqh manual widely studied in Southeast Asia, East Africa, and the Hadrami diaspora communities. It covers the essent...
...dard reference in Maliki institutions across West and North Africa.
...d as the first grammar book for millions of students across Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Over 100 commentaries...
...ence in Maliki jurisprudence, especially in Egypt and North Africa. Ad-Dasuqi clarifies difficult passages and reconciles appa...
...nusi. The most widely taught creedal text in North and West Africa. As-Sanusi presents the rational and necessary attributes o...
...rhun documents the spread of the Maliki school across North Africa, al-Andalus, Egypt, and other regions with detailed scholar...
...he world, memorized by students across Southeast Asia, East Africa, and the Middle East. This extremely concise text covers th...
...ed texts in the Maliki school, especially in North and West Africa.
...andard reference pair for Maliki scholars in North and West Africa.
...Shafi'i fiqh that is widely studied in Southeast Asia, East Africa, and the Hadrami diaspora. Ba-Fadl presents the essential r...
...aching in the Maliki school, particularly in North and West Africa, and influenced the composition of subsequent Maliki manual...
...ginner's text in Maliki fiqh, studied across North and West Africa for over a thousand years. Ibn Abi Zayd, known as 'the litt...
...n worship and creed, widely used as an introduction in West African Islamic education.
...he great empires of Mali and Songhai: Islam's deep roots in Africa.
From enslaved African Muslims to immigrant communities to indigenous converts, t...
The Ismaili Shia dynasty that ruled North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171 CE, founding Cairo and al-Azhar.
The 14th-century North African scholar whose Muqaddimah pioneered the study of history as...
...y of the Prophet ﷺ and the Companions. Predominant in North Africa, West Africa, Andalusia (historically), and parts of the Gu...
...ic law in his landmark work al-Risalah. Predominant in East Africa, Southeast Asia, Egypt, the Levant, and parts of the Arabia...
...66 CE) of Baghdad. Has tens of millions of followers across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. The order emphasizes the ...
A Sufi order founded in North Africa by Ahmad al-Tijani (1735–1815 CE). Highly influential in We...
...founded by Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili (1197–1258 CE) in North Africa. Prominent in Egypt, the Maghreb, and parts of the Levant. ...
.... Has significant presence in South Asia, the UK, and South Africa.
An African-American political and religious organization founded in D...