For 37 years he did not leave the tiny platform 18 meters above the ground. Here he ate what he got from people, he slept here, prayed and gave sermons. His only protection against cold, rain, snow, scorching sun and wind was a cape with a hood. In the 5th century, Szymon Słupnik contemplated and gl
Some say his fortune today would be around $ 450 billion, others say there are no numbers to describe Mansa Musas wealth. Who was the richest man in history, outclassing todays multi-millionaires? Mansa Musa was born in 1280 into the royal family. Before him, Mali was ruled by Musas older brother,
In just 1 century , the Arab Bedouins conquer the largest empire since that of Alexander the Great. EN 634:Omar Ibn el-Khattab becomes second caliph He succeeds to the first caliph Abû Bakr . He is the father of Hafsa, another wife of Mohammed. BETWEEN 636 AND 644:Beginning of the holy war (Jihad)
African culture must always be observed in the plural, given its millenary existence and its vast diversity. Remember that Africa is not a country. Archeology points to Africa as the longest inhabited territory on the planet. This has resulted in a profusion of languages with more than a thousand