This month’s post examines the relationship between Islam’s centuries’ old tradition of spiritual cultivation and metaphysics on the one hand, and the wisdom of ancient Egyptian civilization on the other. Moreover, two recent articles from the history section and the religion section of Sapelo Square explored Islam’s impact on the African continent. This past February, ShaykhAbdullah Hakim Quick discussed the significance of ancient Egypt for Black American Muslims in an interview with Boonaa Mohammed. Dawud Walid and Ahmad Mubarak’s book Centering Black Narrative: Black Muslim Nobles Among the Early Pious Muslims examines the status of Black and African peoples among the early generations of Muslims. The nature of the relationship between Islam and Africa has long been debated, and has recently prompted quite a bit of discussion among those interested in Islam’s utility for Black people in the West.
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