King Mansa Musa Research Paper

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Imagine being a poor slave in ancient Africa and a king wearing a gold crown was giving pounds of gold to you. Mansa Musa was “the king of all kings” in the Mali Empire. He was a true believer of the Muslim religion and followed the five pillars of Islam. In January of 1324, Mansa Musa traveled on a journey to Mecca. This pilgrimage or hajj was for only religious purposes so that he could complete two pillars of the Muslim religion-the hajj and zakat (charity) and he could alsk follow the Qur'an. During Mansa Musa’s hajj to Mecca he visited many different cities and civilizations in Africa but only for religious tasks. According to Abu the man that Al-Umari quoted, when he asked Mansa Musa to meet his sultan, he replied “I came for the

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