West Africa

Bakkai al-Kunti, Ahmad al-
West African religious and political leader during the 19th century, known for his accommodationist approach towards European Christian presence and for his influence in the Qadiri brotherhood.
Fulani Dynasty
West African Muslim rulers in the 19th and 20th centuries, initiated by Uthman Dan Fodio's jihad and leading to the establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Futa Jallon
Geopolitical and cultural region in central Guinea, significant for its role in Islamic reform and jihad in the 17th and 18th centuries, resulting in the creation of the almaamate.
Ma Ba Niang
Senegalese religious leader and revivalist of the early 19th century known for his declaration of holy war and influence on West African Islamic movements.
Umar Tal
Islamic militant leader and intellectual in 19th-century West Africa, significant for his role in the Islamization of the region.
Islam in Mali
An exploration of the historical and contemporary presence of Islam in Mali
Futa Toro
The successor state to the medieval Takrur kingdom located in the Senegal River basin, noted for its Islamic reform movement in the 17th century.
Sokoto Caliphate
An Islamic state founded in the 19th century by Uthman Dan Fodio in what is now Nigeria, uniting Hausa states under a spiritual and political authority.
Subannu al-Muslimin
West African educational association advocating ideas similar to Salafi movements and focusing on religious education and Arabic.

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