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gptkbp:instanceOf
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religion in Africa
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gptkbp:coexistedWith
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gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
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gptkbp:dominantIn
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Sunni Islam
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gptkbp:hasSufiOrder
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gptkb:Mouride_Brotherhood
gptkb:Qadiriyya
gptkb:Tijaniyya
gptkb:Sanusiyya
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Islam in West Africa
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gptkbp:importantFor
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gptkb:Usman_dan_Fodio
gptkb:Ahmad_Baba
Islamic law (Sharia) in some regions
Al-Hajj Umar Tall
Qur'anic schools
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gptkbp:importantTemple
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gptkb:Sankore_Mosque
gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Djenné
Kano Central Mosque
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Sufi_brotherhoods
Arab traders
North African Islam
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gptkbp:introduced
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gptkb:Trans-Saharan_trade
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gptkbp:introducedIn
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8th century
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gptkbp:languageOfReligiousLearning
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gptkb:Arabic
Ajami (Arabic script for local languages)
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gptkbp:majorDynasty
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gptkb:Kanem-Bornu_Empire
Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
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gptkbp:minorityIn
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Shia Islam
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gptkbp:notableCity
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gptkb:Gao
Kano
Djenné
Timbuktu
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Establishment_of_Sokoto_Caliphate
gptkb:Fulani_Jihad
French and British colonial policies on Islam
Spread of Ajami script
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gptkbp:notableFestival
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gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
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gptkbp:percentageOfMuslims
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over 50% in most West African countries
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:West_Africa
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
The Gambia
Nigeria (northern region)
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gptkbp:spreadTo
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Berber traders
Tuareg traders
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hausa_religion
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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