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The birth of God’s last messenger to the Muslim community; The Prophet Muhammad, was Born in Mecca.
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After 40 years, Muhammad received the first revelation.
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Muslims migrate to Abyssinia (Ethiopian Empire) to escape persecution from the Meccan. There, the king of Abyssinia (Negus) provided them with protection. Then begun the spread of the revelation in Africa. Islam begins to spread through Ethiopia.
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The Prophet dies, and is succeeded by his father in law Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr supported his authority by unleashing the lesser jihad against the Byzantine and Persian empires in Africa
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Upon request from Catholic Archbishops, Arabs crossed the Palestine into Egypt to rout the Byzantine empire, and free Egypt from the Roman oppressors. Islam then spreads into Egypt.
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Muslim second leader after Muhammad’s death (leader Umar) dies and is succeeded by Caliph Uthman. He was content with the Arab conquest of Egypt, thus Uthman launches invasions to the west into North Africa.
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Arabs, with the newly attained Muslim country (Tunisia), they invaded and conquered the Emirates of Sicily
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By this time, Islam spreads into most of North Africa, specifically the sub-Saharan area.
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In just 70 years, Islam had spread all over North Africa, and has instituted a new order
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Islam continues to spread through the continent of Africa, including Nigeria, which served as a trading liaison between the northern and central regions of Africa.
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Mansa Musa of Mali was among the first to make Islam the state religion
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Continuing their rapid military expansion of Africa, by conquering Morocco in North Africa.
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In order to remove the Byzantine threat in the North Africa, Caliph Abd Marwan sent over 40,000 men to remove the last Byzantine threat out of Africa. They met no resistance until they reached Tunisia.
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Muslims capture Carthage in Tunisia in North Africa
