Mansa Musa Mansa musa also known as Musa of Mali was the fourteenth century emperor of Mali Empire. He was known for being the richest person alive. Mansa Musa was a good emperor to his people because he did was most emperors weren’t able to do and he certainly drew a lot of attention with the Pilgrimage to Mecca . His grandfather, Abubakari, sent 200 boats out to the Atlantic ocean, he had wanted to see what it was like on the other side of the ocean. Only one boat returned they told tales that a great whirlpool had drowned them, but Abubakari never returned. Since Mansa’s grandfather never returned Mansa was appointed ruler. In 1312 Mansa became emperor following the death of Abu-Bakr, the name Mansa means king. Mansa Musa was the richest man alive in his time. His wealth was put towards mosques, madrasas, and universities which till this day still stand. Mansa was a powerful man and everyone loved him for what he did. He exploited his country's salt and gold productions. He made it to where education was free and encouraged, people from all over the world came to study at this university. Mansa changed muslims attire, he made these people happy. He was a great …show more content…
He became the first Muslim ruler in West Africa to walk a four thousand journey to Mecca. He felt safe leaving his palace to his officials and they took very good care of it while he was gone. When he started his journey he took people along as he alway did, 60,000 people, 12,000 people carried four pound bars of gold. Along the way of his journey he shared his wealth with anyone he seen. When he returned he brought back Arab scholars, government bureaucrats and architects. Mansa boosted islamic education by adding mosques, libraries, and universities. He began to invest in rebuilding Mali, making the “ Hall of Audience “ a communicating build that leads to a royal
He decided to improve the status of his land on his arrival from a pilgrimage from Mecca in 1324. Furthermore, he transformed his trading city of Timbuktu to a center of learning and religion and built a mass, which set a new style of architecture in West Africa. “Caravans of Gold” underlines the importance of Timbuktu because it concentrated on African scholarship, politics, teaching theology, and Islamic law. Timbuktu was a significant place in Africa during this time because it became a market right after and made a profit for the region. Likewise, it was a religious, cultural, and profitable center whose people traveled north across the Sahara through Morocco and Algeria to other parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia. According to The History of Africa, “Because of his devotion to Islam, Mansa Musa strengthened Islam and promoted education, trade, and commerce in Mali” (Asante, 2014, pg. 135). It was a successful center for the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade and grew as the center of Islam. This statement launches the truth that Timbuktu supported Islamic values and knowledge because it was a city most well-known for the education of important scholars whose backgrounds were of Islam. Asante supports the fact that Mansa Musa was effective in reforming the city of Timbuktu and the trade in that area. Asante also states that “Musa did not forget the control of the gold and salt; it was fundamental for the
Mali’s rise to fame can be attributed to its great trading networks and resources, Islamic faith, great leaders, and strong military. It also helped create stronger relationships with trading partners and allies as well. The Islamic people of Mali followed the lead of Mansa Musa and held academics and scholarly learning in the highest of regards. Many great works can be attributed to the people who learned and taught at Muslim centers of education.
While adding up all the gold mentioned in Document D, and adjusting the prices for inflation, the reader was left with the impression Mansa Musa had approximately $571,860,000 worth of gold with him in Cairo during his Hajj. After adding in all the other luxury goods Musa brought with him, another $247,080,000 is added to the amount of money he brought with him, ending with a total of $818,940,000. This is around $399,000,000,000 off from the original estimate. One could quite logically assume that Mansa Musa would not have brought his entire life savings with him to Cairo, but since he was a Muslim on Hajj, Mansa Musa most likely brought more than the average person to complete the third pillar of Islam; charity. Still, one billion dollars is very far off from 400
April 13th, 1964 is the day Malcolm X left the United States on a personal and spiritual trip through West Africa, and the Middle East. During this time, he was able to visit Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, and Algeria. While in Egypt, Malcolm X made a pilgrimage to Mecca. In Mecca, Malcolm discovered a bona fide Islam of total respect and brotherhood, which changed his view on the world. Malcolm embraced true Islam and was able to abandon racial separatism for good. Initially, Malcolm believed whites to be evil, but all this beliefs were gone, because he was now a changed man. After accomplishing a pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm discovered an atoning power of Islam of unity and pea...
The history of Africa would contain a lot about religion, natural goods, and trade routes and trade. Mansa Musa was a man who was known as a leader and often thought as kind. He was a dedicated Muslim and a very important role for the kingdom of Mali. He was a great trader and was in an area where there was a lot of gold and salt. He was also known for having a good reputation. Mansa Musa had a social impact on Africa. In medieval Africa, Mansa Musa had a social impact on Africa because he impacted on the roles that people played and how many thought of him. He also was known for having a great and caring heart.
In Document E it states that "...he told me of the opulence [luxury; extreme wealth], manly virtues, and piety of his sultan [king]." This means that while Mansa was
achieved unprecedented popularity in both Egypt and the Arab world. He was said to be
The great Mali empire reigned from 1200 to 1610 under the rule of many great kings, including Mansa Musa who is believed to have been the wealthiest person in history. It was founded by Sundiata, also known as “The Lion Prince”, after the fall of Ghana. The Mali empire is the best empire because it amassed a great wealth, and practiced tolerance of religion and gender.
Moroccan traveler, Ibn Battuta, is well-known for being one of the greatest travelers of his time. Battuta’s descriptive account of his travels to East and West Africa in the fourteenth century provides important insight into African Islamic life at that point in time. Although Battuta and the peoples in black Africa shared the same religion, he comes to realize that sharing a religion is not enough to completely relate to a different group of people. The story of Ibn Battuta in Black Africa illustrates the difficulties he faced in relating to these peoples due to the non-traditional role of women, different religious customs, and frequent misinterpretation of situations.
His life and actions were very important to the creation of the religion. I would say that his policies changed quite a bit under different situations of his career as a prophet. At the begging he had a small following that consisted of mostly of middle class that was upset with the injustices in society. They were expelled from Mecca and begin raiding caravans under the pretense that they had been robed of their belongings when they were expelled from Mecca. Mohammad tell them that their battle is holy and dieing doing the will of Allah is respectable and will be rewarded in the after life. After the battle of Badr in 624 c.e. the muslims having smaller forces but knowing that god is on their side attack a larger group of meccanMuslim warriors become highly feared and began winning battles even if out numbered. Qur’an (4:74) “Let those who fight in the path of God who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoever fight in the path of God, whether he be slain or victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward” This attracts more support for Mohammad’s movement not only from idealist who would fight under the protection of god and the benefits of this in the afterlife but also from people that wanted to reap the benefits of the pillaging that was going on gaining numbers in his movement.
Takashi Murakami is an incredible, talented Japanese artist whose modern artwork has attracted even the biggest names in the industry for collaborations, such as Kanye West and Louis Vuitton. Although Murakami does not think of his artwork as Pop Art, his work does have a Pop Art feel to it. To people without the knowledge of history behind his work, they will think that his work is happy and colorful, but behind the bright colors and the happy caricatures, Murakami tells a story that was inspired by the struggles of discriminated people.
He made his leadership by peaceful means and demonstrated to the entire world that he lived by his own set of values, consequently gaining the respect of his people.
The Kingdom of Mali was an African hub of wealth, trade and education for over 225 years. Mali is an Arab version of the Mandinka word that means, “Where the king dwells”, and was vitally important in spreading trade, education, religion and culture along the Niger River. The rise of Mali into an Empire occurred in the early 13th century, when Sundiata defeated his enemies and won control of the West African gold mines. In 1312 Mansa Musa became ruler of Mali. During his reign which was known as Mali’s, “Golden Age”, he introduced Islamic beliefs to many communities along the Niger and enhanced education after his historic pilgrimage to Mecca. Mali’s rise was attributed to the Trans-Saharan Trade routes leading to and from Western and Eastern Africa. These trade routes contributed to the rise and fall of powerful African Kingdoms for hundreds of years, but for 250 years, Mali was the crown jewel of Africa.
Toure was Muslim and wanted to use his power to spread Islam through his empire. He replaced traditional Songhai administrators with Muslims in order to further spread Islam through Songhai (Ijebu,2002). The majority of the Songhai people, continued to follow traditional African religions. Muhammad Toure, like Mansa Musa, took a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1497 (Hine, Hine, & Harrold, 2014). During his pilgrimage, Toure established diplomatic relations with Egypt and Morocco.
He had the kunya `Al Amin' meaning trustworthy, which would allow the people of Mecca to be aware that he was not making this up helping him convince them that Islam was the monotheistic religion they were waiting for.