Mussa Bin Bique
Mussa Bin Bique (
Background
Islam in Mozambique has a history that goes back to at least the tenth century. The records show that the region was known and well frequented by Muslim travelers and traders.[3][4] Mussa Bin Bique was considered to be a shaykh, i.e a person with authority in Islamic knowledge.[5] The name of the island, and subsequently the entire African nation of Mozambique, was derived from his name.[6][7] With Islam came the literacy into this land in the fields of poetry, history, commercial transactions, and other literary genres.[4] By the middle of the fifteenth century, permanent and flourishing commercial and religious sultanates had been established along the coast and some had penetrated up the Zambezi.[8]
Legacy
Mozambique's first Islamic University, established in 2000, is named after him.[9]
References
- ^ "إفريقيا | اتحاد علماء إفريقيا". africanulama.org.
- ISBN 978-2-348-05509-6.
- ^ http://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2521&context=vincentiana [bare URL PDF]
- ^ – via brill.com.
- ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Mozambique". May 7, 2018.
- ^ "Mozambique Island | Everything to know | Discover Africa Safaris".
- ^ "موزمبيق.. الوجه الآخر - اتجاهات - مقالات - البيان". www.albayan.ae. 26 December 2018.
- S2CID 216117226.
- ISBN 9780197769348.