The Qurʾan School, the Body, and the Health of the Umma
The Qurʾan School, the Body, and the Health of the Umma
This chapter wraps some closing arguments about West African history and competing ways of knowing in Islam around the observation that Qu'an schooling has long been seen as an index of the social and spiritual health of West African Muslim communities. The stubborn relevance of classical ways of learning and teaching Islam in much of Africa and the relative neglect (or invisibility) of such schooling in much of the Arab world are revealing. Those interested in Islamic knowledge should be paying more attention to Africa than we usually do.
Keywords: Qu'an schooling, West Africa, Muslim communities, Islam
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