1. One of the Islamic influences on the coast of East Africa was the emergence of the Swahili people.

   (a) Explain the origin of the Swahili people.
   (b) Examine their contribution to the spread of Islam.

2. Islam in the interior owes its spread to the establishment of interior trade routes. Comment.

3. (a) Account for the growth and development of East African coastal markets.
    (b) How did the growth and development of coastal markets contribute to the spread of Islam along the coast of East Africa?
4. (a) Examine the factors that favoured the Portuguese settlement at the East African Coast.
    (b) How did their settlement affected the already existing Muslim community?

5. ‘The means by which Islam spread in Uganda is different from the means by which it did in Kenya.’ Discuss.

6. Analyse the social-political conditions of Kenyan Muslims during the colonial period.

7. Account for the success of the Jihad led by Al-Hajj Umar.

8. Analyse the factors that contributed to the introduction of Islam in West Africa.

9. To what extent did Trans-Saharan trade contribute to the spread of Islam in West Africa?

10. Examine the spread of the Islam during the reign of Mansa Sulaiman in Mali Empire.

11. Examine the contribution of the Fulani to the spread of Islam in West Africa through:
   (a) Jihads,
   (b) Reform Movement

12. Explain the role of the following Tariqas in the spread of Islam in West Africa.
   (a) Tijaniyya,
   (b) Shadhiliyya

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