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The Mazrui Dynasty: Serving Islam in East Africa

The Islamic presence in East Africa goes back to the Umayyad Caliphate, when the Omani al-Julandi family moved from Oman to East Africa for political and economic reasons. This movement was followed by other migrations from Southern Arabia. This led to the appearance of Muslim settlements and dynast...

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Main Author: Alio, Mohamed Sheikh
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Language:English
Published: International Institute of Islamic Thought (USA) 2024
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BP170.3 Missionary work of Islam
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/117274/1/The%20Mazrui%20Daynasty%20Seving%20Islam%20in%20East%20Africa.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/117274/
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spelling my.iium.irep.1172742024-12-30T07:49:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/117274/ The Mazrui Dynasty: Serving Islam in East Africa Alio, Mohamed Sheikh BP170.3 Missionary work of Islam The Islamic presence in East Africa goes back to the Umayyad Caliphate, when the Omani al-Julandi family moved from Oman to East Africa for political and economic reasons. This movement was followed by other migrations from Southern Arabia. This led to the appearance of Muslim settlements and dynasties along the East African coastal region, which played a pivotal role in preaching Islam and introducing Arabian culture to the local communities. One of the Omani dynasties that established themselves along the East African coast was the Mazrui Dynasty, which ruled East Africa between 1741 and 1837. Though a number of studies have been conducted on the history of Islam in East Africa, the Swahili people, the Mazrui Dynasty and its descendants’ prominent scholars, there is still a further need to discuss the Mazrui Dynasty in particular and their efforts on spreading Islam in East Africa. This study demonstrates the contributions of the Mazrui Dynasty to the spreading of Islam in East Africa by shedding light on the origins of Mazrui family, why they immigrated to East Africa, how the Dynasty was established in Mombasa while also examining some of the most important aspects of the promotion Islam in East Africa. The study demonstrates the significant interactions between Islamic civilization and East African societies throughout the era of the Mazrui Dynasty, which promoted the expansion of Islam and Arabian culture across the region. International Institute of Islamic Thought (USA) 2024-12-23 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/117274/1/The%20Mazrui%20Daynasty%20Seving%20Islam%20in%20East%20Africa.pdf Alio, Mohamed Sheikh (2024) The Mazrui Dynasty: Serving Islam in East Africa. American Journal of Islam and Society, 41 (3-4 (2024)). pp. 126-156. ISSN 2690-3733 E-ISSN 2690-3741 https://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss https://doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v41i3-4.3322
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The Mazrui Dynasty: Serving Islam in East Africa
description The Islamic presence in East Africa goes back to the Umayyad Caliphate, when the Omani al-Julandi family moved from Oman to East Africa for political and economic reasons. This movement was followed by other migrations from Southern Arabia. This led to the appearance of Muslim settlements and dynasties along the East African coastal region, which played a pivotal role in preaching Islam and introducing Arabian culture to the local communities. One of the Omani dynasties that established themselves along the East African coast was the Mazrui Dynasty, which ruled East Africa between 1741 and 1837. Though a number of studies have been conducted on the history of Islam in East Africa, the Swahili people, the Mazrui Dynasty and its descendants’ prominent scholars, there is still a further need to discuss the Mazrui Dynasty in particular and their efforts on spreading Islam in East Africa. This study demonstrates the contributions of the Mazrui Dynasty to the spreading of Islam in East Africa by shedding light on the origins of Mazrui family, why they immigrated to East Africa, how the Dynasty was established in Mombasa while also examining some of the most important aspects of the promotion Islam in East Africa. The study demonstrates the significant interactions between Islamic civilization and East African societies throughout the era of the Mazrui Dynasty, which promoted the expansion of Islam and Arabian culture across the region.
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