THE IMPACT OF ISLAM ON THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF EAST AFRICAN COAST
The coming of Arabs with Islam at the E. African coast had a great impact on people’s lives, and re-defined the lives of the people of E.Africa. Among their impacts, the following were outstanding. With the coming of Islam, there was tremendous development and growth of Coastal city towns into city-states e.g. Mombasa, Malindi, Kilwa, Pemba, Sofala etc. These areas developed into city states and city centers which attracted many people to come and settle permanently at the coast. The following are the impact of introduction of Islam on the east African coast Improved standards of living ; The standard of life at the E. African coast tremendously changed whereby there was improvement from primitive way of life to an advanced way of living e.g. people caped the Arab way of life more especially washing hands before eating, housing etc. Development of trade ; With the coming of the Arabs at the coast, trade became an important commercial activity to the extent that the Ar...