Preaching Islamic revival in East Africa
By: by Chanfi Ahmed
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781527506138
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Islamic renewal; Islam; History; Missions; Educational work; Islam and politics; Muslim missionaries; Muslims; Conversion
Description: "This book deals with the new dynamics of Islam in East Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Comoros) and its attempt to expand through various missionary activities"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202).
Table of contents: title: The missions of conversion to Islam, or daʻwa: the meaning of a concept; title: The Islamization of East Africa during the period of European penetration: an overview; title: Former institutions and agents of Islamic conversion and daʻwa: the Sūfī Ṭuruq; title: New institutions and agents of Islamic conversion and daʻwa: Islamic NGOs and Muslim institutions of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa; title: The role of Kiswahili in the work of evangelization and Islamization in East Africa; title: The resurgence of claims of the autonomy and Islamic identity of Mwambao, the coastal area of Kenya; title: Conclusion.