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|b Religion is the cornerstone of African life. Africa is a religious continent by nature, and the social components overlap with religious beliefs and concepts in African societies, this is a key feature for understanding life in Africa. The social system is based on religion, and religion is part of daily life, in all its aspects, they say that the African man carries his religion with him in the field, in hunting, and in war, while it is with him in the village and at home. In the past, pagan myths were related to the interpretation of the origin of the tribe, which its relation ends with God. The worship of ancestors among pagan Africans is a clear example of this identification in the relationship between religion and society. The dead among them did not withdraw from life, but live in another way, so they are part of the family and society, and if their living relatives wish to communicate with them, there are ritual practices for this purpose. The religious leaders in the African tribes acquires a rank of social prominence, so the leadership of the tribe is handed over to them. The sorcerer or priest is the true leader, as the leader of the clan does not decide anything without referring to him. And when Islam first came to Africa, Africans easily accepted it for its harmony with nature and pure innate (AL-Fitrah), which they were not far from, because of their connection to nature and its manifestations, because Islam does not know the idea of separating religion and life, as the case in their ancient beliefs, and because it provides more convincing answers to the questions of the universe than their simple, naive beliefs. With the spread of Islam in Africa, the link with it in the social context became more closely than before, and in a broader scope, as the social fence was no longer just the fence of the tribe, but also became a popular and international fence.. imams and Muslim leaders became the real leaders of African societies. Islam has achieved a great social transformation in the life of Africans, which had repercussions in various aspects of political and economic life. This social transformation enabled them to achieve a wide civilization shift; from the narrow tribe and clan, to the wide nationalism, and the small kingdoms became great empires that have communication with the rest of the world, after it were immersed in undiscovered unknowns. Islam has brought about a shift in African societies from the life of Bedouin, primitive, and herding and hunting societies, to civilization, as Africa did not know cities and metropolises flourishing with science, knowledge, trade and a life of luxury only after the spread of Islam, where cities and metropolises arose, and spread in Africa from west to east, such as Udaghest, Timbuktu, Gao, Djenné, and Sokoto in West Africa, and Mombasa, Zeila, Kilwa and Harar in East Africa
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