GCEIslamic Religious StudiesIslam in West Africa2019

In the context of early West African Islamic history, the term 'accommodation' refers to

Athe provision of lodging for Muslim scholars by West African rulers
Bthe practice whereby rulers accepted Islam while allowing traditional religious customs to coexistCORRECT
Cthe formal treaty between Muslim traders and non-Muslim kings
Dthe building of mosques adjacent to traditional shrines
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Historians use 'accommodation' to describe the syncretistic approach of many early West African rulers who nominally embraced Islam for political and commercial benefits while permitting traditional religious practices to continue among their subjects and even within their own courts. This pragmatic blending was common in the Ghana and early Mali empires before more orthodox Islamic rule was enforced.
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