A Short History of Islamic West Africa History Written in Persian in the

Written in Persian in the early nineteenth century by Shah 'Abd al-‘Aziz Dihlawi (1745-1822)

as well as the seven causes of pride

hunger and vigilance

The aim of Islam and the Destiny of Man is to explain what it means to be a Muslim

Translated and annotated with an introduction by Yahya Birt

A Short History of Islamic West Africa History Written in Persian in theTracing a Millennium of Black Muslim History (10th 20th Centuries) From the first medieval conversions to the twilight of the colonial era, this book unfolds over a thousand years of one of the most captivating sagas in African history. It traces the great milestones in the spread of Islam between the Sahara, the Atlantic Ocean, and Lake Chad across that vast region once known as the Sudan, a land whose Islamic tradition is as rich, dynamic, and