Spreading of Islam in Ghana between the 12th and 13th centuries AH (18th-19th AD)

Abstract:
 This study  aims to demonstrate the spread of Islam in the jungles of Africa, in particularly the region of Volta River, where people remained attached to their paganism while remaining hostile towards Islam, despite the attemps of the African Islamic kingdoms in the the sahel region to convert them. The Mussi kingdoms were the most hostile of these kingdoms, especialy the kingdom of Dagomba. In this study we will try to highlight the role of traveling merchants in spreading Islam, especially after they  persuade king Na Zanjina to convert to Islam, as we will also try to highlight the Islamic influences in this kingdom.
This study concludes that  the spread of Islam in the Dagomba took rather a long time, while it was achieved  finally through individual efforts of the mobile merchants like Dyula and Yarsé. It is worth mentioning that the role of Imam Whi had a previlaged position  among  the kings of the Dagomba.