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Islam spread toward Sub-Saharan Africa mainly because of the development of trade. Merchants and travelers travel to the Saharan bringing a religion called Islam with them. Another way of Islam spreading toward the Saharan is the 3 coasts that is Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and savanna. These coasts has brought contacts from other countries into the Saharan, which means new ideas and religion were brought into Africa.The Saharan was lack of the role of the government. Due to not having a main government, they were not able to expand far and not organize at all. After the 10 century, rulers of Ghana and Takrur converted toward Islam to help maintain the original kinship, but Islam turn into a religion that were not that welcome to people. Subanic states rulers begin to build mosques, attending public prayers, and supporting preachers to show the worship of Islam. The mosque is made out of beaten clay and wood beam that's for support. It is consider to be a place where the Muslim are able to worship. By the 8th century, states such as Ghana begin to exchange golds, salts, and goods with other regions. Camels were use for transportation and carrying in the Saharan, which has improve trade and promote it. Urbanization didn't really take place in the Saharan Africa. The Mali Empire was ruled by a emperor name Sundiata and trade was the thing that help maintain the empire's wealth. Also the economy were depended mainly on agriculture. Muslim and pagan were traditions that were combined together by different state. For example, when Gao was created, rulers converted to Muslim, while the rest of the populations remain as pagan.
 * Summary: Islam Spread:**