What fourteenth-century Muslim ruler of Mali was known for his hajj and the plans he brought back to Timbuktu?
1 Answer
Aug 8, 2016
Masa Musa was the Muslim ruler of Mali, who made a hajj to Mecca.
Explanation:
Muslim Masa Musa made a magical hajj to Mecca.
The King of Mali brought so many slaves camels and gold to Mecca on his Hajj that he depressed the value of gold in Arabia for years.
He brought back scholars of the Quran back to Timbuktu. Mali had no written language before the Arabic scholars arrived in Timbuktu.
Timbuktu became a center of learning and scholarship in Africa.
Timbuktu because of the concentration of Quran scholarship became a holy city. Muslims from all over Africa and Islamic world came to study in Timbuktu. Non muslims were not allowed to visit Timbuktu on penalty of death.
