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In paragraph form, answer the following question. In your opinion, who had a greater impact on the spread of Islam, Ibn Battuta, or Mansa Musa? Explain.

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Mansah Musa

Step-by-step explanation:

Mansh Musa was a king of Mali who helped in the growth of Timbuktu and the Mali empire. Mansah Musa was a king who made a greater impact on the spread of Islam.

Firstly ,he invited the muslim architects from the middle east and across Africa to build cities in his Kingdom. Due to this their way of life as muslims was adopted by the people.

Also, Mansah Musa promoted islamic education in his kingdom. He invited islamic scholars as teachers and scribes who worked at the various department in his kingdom. Some were teachers, Viziers etc.

Again, he built a famous university called the university of Sankore in Timbuktu were islamic education was promoted.

One of the greatest reason why Mansah Musa hard a greater influence of the Islamic faith is his famous pilgrimage to Mecca where he gave arms and all the money he had ran out and has to borrow money to return to Mali. All this from Mansah Musa helped in the rapid spread of Islam.

To conclude , he accepted the cultures of the Islamic faith.

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