Map of Islam in Tanzania, circa 1967 (shortly after Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to become Tanzania.) OC

Mohamedamiin120 · 2025-09-11T04:50:42+0100

Barkhadle1520 · 2025-09-11T05:32:39+0100

Mohamedamiin120 said:
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Wow didnt know it was that big

Mohamedamiin120 · 2025-09-11T13:59:21+0100

Barkhadle1520 said:
Wow didnt know it was that big

Zanzibar did a lot of Dawah back in it's time.

Riftvalley · 2025-09-11T16:30:16+0100

Mohamedamiin120 said:
Zanzibar did a lot of Dawah back in it's time.

A Somali sheikh Al Barawi converted a lot of people in the 19th century.

New World · 2025-09-11T16:36:05+0100

Riftvalley said:
A Somali sheikh Al Barawi converted a lot of people in the 19th century.

Why didn't we settle there?

Mohamedamiin120 · 2025-09-11T22:05:19+0100

New World said:
Why didn't we settle there?

Because Somalia already had a source for slaves and didn’t need to subjugate the area. Additionally the big migration of the day was to Jubaland/NFD.