Timbuktu civilization and its significance in Islamic history
Timbuktu civilization began as a seasonal settlement for trade caravans in the early 11th century. It later flourished in trade and as one of the early African centres of Islamic culture. This paper reviews the trend of Timbuktu civilization from prehistoric period up to the current state of its p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Publishing, Rome-Italy
2013
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/32501/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32501/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32501/1/Timbuktuh_civilization_and_its_significant_to_islamic_history.pdf |
| Summary: | Timbuktu civilization began as a seasonal settlement for trade caravans in the early 11th century. It later flourished in trade and
as one of the early African centres of Islamic culture. This paper reviews the trend of Timbuktu civilization from prehistoric
period up to the current state of its political impact of the region. The paper further focuses on the role Timbuktu played in
African history by serving as academic and commercial centre. The significant of this paper is to reveal the fact that Africa has
a long Islamic civilization. The paper provides evidences from reliable sources of the symbolic representation of the impact and
influence of the early schools and universities between 11th and 15th century that existed in West Africa. The manuscript of
Timbuktu serves as a living testimony of the highly advanced and refined civilization in Africa during the middle ages. The
history of monuments, artefacts as well as architectural land marks that signifies the historical origin of this ancient city is
presented. The early heroes that stood firm towards the development and civilisation of Timbuktu are outlined. Analysis of the
development as well as the factors that led to the civilization is presented in this paper. |
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