The African Jihads





Jihad, the Muslim word meaning holy war. During the 18th and 19th centuries,

this word brought fear to anyone who did not fully believe in the Islamic state

and resided in West Africa. The Jihads of this era not only changed the faith

of many people, but also the landscape of West African democracy. Although

Islamic Jihads had occurred in the past, they never surmounted to the magnitude

of those of the 18th century. What factors and leaders caused the West African

Jihads, of the 18th and 19th centuries, to be so effective?

The people of West Africa were tired of governments who constantly over taxed

its constituents, and simply did not care for the well being of common

individuals. The Islamic religion, which was brought to Africa by Muslim

traders, provided individuals a new opportunity of promise, equality, and the

possibility of becoming a spiritual being. Islam embraced the majority of West

African people and became known as the......

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