The Senegalese preacher pointed out that Islam entered the African continent and spread through traders and scholars, and that the Almoravids had a role in the spread of Islam in the brown continent.
He noted that French colonialism tried to obliterate the Islamic identity in African countries, as it worked to establish schools to teach the French language, and after Arabic was the official language, French spread in Senegal and other countries of the continent.
Although colonialism killed scholars and burned books, the nation’s scholars - as the Senegalese preacher adds - continued their struggle and work, mobilizing people and establishing schools to preserve the Islamic identity on the brown continent, a task they continued after independence by educating people and sending students of science to countries Others, especially Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
The guest of an episode (12/04/2022) of the “Shari’a and Life in Ramadan” program pointed out that there are more than one religion in Africa, such as Christianity and paganism, but there is peaceful coexistence between Muslims and other sects, especially in the west of the continent, pointing to the existence of tribal problems as It happened in Rwanda before.
In Senegal, for example, there is no interfaith dialogue, but rather peaceful coexistence, and there are no problems between Muslims and Christians, and if incidents occur, both sides do not generalize.
At the southernmost point in Senegal - where paganism spreads - Muslims do not suffer from any persecution, as the Senegalese Islamic preacher asserts, who called on countries to enact laws to control peaceful coexistence between Muslims and others, and to codify tolerance and openness.
full mosques
Regarding the sectarian differences in the African continent, Abdullah Lam did not deny their influence, even though it differs from one country to another and from one region to another.
He spoke about West Africa, in which he said that the Maliki school of thought prevails, but communication between countries and the exodus of people from Senegal and their students in Egypt, the Gulf states and Iraq made them return and they had learned the Hanbali, Shafi’i and Hanafi doctrines.
According to the Senegalese preacher, such people - most of whom are young men without sufficient experience - may cause problems, especially as they confuse the understanding of Sharia and jurisprudence.
The Holy Quran enjoys a special place in West Africa, according to the Senegalese scientist, who said that Africans go to international Quranic competitions and get first places.
West Africa is also distinguished by the fact that its mosques are full in the month of Ramadan with episodes of interpretation of the Qur’an in the local language, where scholars work on interpreting the verses of the Noble Qur’an for people, and some of them may complete the Qur’an in the month of Ramadan, and there are Tarawihs in the holy month that people accept, old and young.