The Builder Who Made the Songhai Empire a Summit of Islamic Knowledge and Law
الأَسكيا محمد
The builder who made the Songhai Empire a summit of Islamic knowledge and law.
Askia Muhammad reorganised the Songhai Empire around justice, administration and Islam.
He performed the pilgrimage in great splendour and actively supported scholars, strengthening the great centres of learning like Timbuktu and Djenne.
Under his reign, West Africa was a true intellectual crossroads of the Muslim world.
Justice · Support for knowledge · Building to last