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Musa ibn Bique (Arabic: موسى بن بيق), other names Musa al-Big, Mossa al-Bique, Mussa bin Bique, Mussa ben Mbiki or Mussa ibn Malik, was ruler of the Island of Mozambique and wealthy Omani merchant, before the Portuguese took over the island in 1544.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Islam in Mozambique has a history that goes back to at least the tenth century. The records show that the region was known and well frequented by Muslim travelers and traders.[3][4] Musa ibn Bique was considered to be a sheikh, i.e a person with authority in Islamic knowledge.[5] The name of the island, and subsequently the entire African nation of Mozambique, was derived from his name.[6][7] With Islam came the literacy into this land in the fields of poetry, history, commercial transactions, and other literary genres.[4] By the middle of the fifteenth century, permanent and flourishing commercial and religious sultanates had been established along the coast and some had penetrated up the Zambezi.[8]
Legacy
[edit]Mozambique's first Islamic University, established in 2000, is named after him.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "إفريقيا | اتحاد علماء إفريقيا". africanulama.org.
- ↑ SELLIER, Jean (2019-10-17). Une histoire des langues et des peuples qui les parlent (in French). La Découverte. ISBN 978-2-348-05509-6.
- ↑ "The Experience of Islam in Mozambique". Archived from the original on 2018-05-18.
- 1 2 Bonate, Liazzat J. K. (April 12, 2016). "Islam and Literacy in Northern Mozambique: Historical Records on the Secular Uses of the Arabic Script". Islamic Africa. 7 (1): 60–80. doi:10.1163/21540993-00701007 – via brill.com.
- ↑ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Mozambique". May 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Mozambique Island | Everything to know | Discover Africa Safaris".
- ↑ "موزمبيق.. الوجه الآخر - اتجاهات - مقالات - البيان". www.albayan.ae. 26 December 2018.
- ↑ von Sicard, S. (2008). "Islam in Mozambique: Some Historical and Cultural Perspectives". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 28 (3): 473–490. doi:10.1080/13602000802548201. S2CID 216117226.
- ↑ Morier-Genoud, Eric (2024). Towards Jihad?: Muslims and Politics in Postcolonial Mozambique. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9780197769348.
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