GCEIslamic Religious StudiesIslam in West Africa2021

Which of the following best describes the role of the Dyula (Wangara) traders in the Islamisation of West Africa?

AThey served as military commanders who conquered non-Muslim territories
BThey acted as peaceful missionaries who spread Islam along trade networks into the forest zoneCORRECT
CThey were scholars who established Qur'anic schools exclusively in royal courts
DThey were responsible for translating the Qur'an into indigenous West African languages
AI
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
The Dyula (also called Wangara or Juula) were Muslim Mande-speaking traders who spread Islam peacefully as they extended their commercial networks southward into the forest zones of present-day Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and beyond. They established Muslim trading communities and introduced Islamic practices without resorting to military conquest.
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