Mali is located in West Africa. They relied a lot on trade, and particularly the trade of gold. Islam was introduced to Mali by trade and it affected them in many ways. Ibn Battuta was considered one of the greatest medieval Arab travelers. “While in Mali in West Africa, he wrote his observations about the Mali people, who interwove their traditional customs with Muslim practices.” Ibn Battuta’s writings reveal that Mali takes Islam very seriously, and they live very closely to the Koran and 5 pillars. (TCI,23)
One of the things they did was have two festivals of the sacrifice and the fast-breaking. “On these days the sultan takes his seat on the pempi after the midafternoon prayer.”(Buttuta,2)
Every day, five times a day, they go to the
One of the things they did was have two festivals of the sacrifice and the fast-breaking. “On these days the sultan takes his seat on the pempi after the midafternoon prayer.”(Buttuta,2)
Every day, five times a day, they go to the