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Mansa Musa was able to bring Islamic culture to Mali by bringing Arab scholars and architects to Mali. Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim who made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, and he brought back with him Arab scholars and architects who helped to build mosques and Islamic schools in Mali. He also established libraries and centers of learning, which helped to spread Islamic culture throughout the kingdom. While Mansa Musa did control the gold and salt trade, and Timbuktu was an important center of learning during his reign, it was his promotion of Islamic scholarship and architecture that had the greatest impact on the spread of Islamic culture in Mali.