Its paths. And where the Jadd was used, the paths were wide enough for three or four Jadd to walk side by side without inconvenience. Sudan has always been famous as the land of magic: legends say that Islam came and reinforced what was in it - the Pharaohs were masters of their sorcerers from Jau And Umm Askia was among the Jinn - stories about the Jinn that the locals had legends about According to the legends. It is known that magic played a significant role in the folklore of this region. And the emperors often claimed to be inherited sorcerers, and even some of the fighters, from M) - were able to 1855 - their brothers, for the first time - 5111 such as Al-Hajj Umar ( enter into the minds of their followers that the clouds they blessed could protect the ancestors from the shots of rifles. Islam, therefore, led to the support of various legends, rather than weakening them. The pagans of the Wudhum in this region were described by Al-Umri in the paths of the empires as white spots on the body of a black cow. And Al-Umri added that the state of Mali was in constant war against the infidels, yet paganism continued to be strong in Mali. Most Arab geographers and historians agree that the kings and the elite of the people, and the chosen ones, were Muslims, while the common people maintained their traditional religion. Musa tried, during his stay in Masmar, to justify their bringing pagans into Islam. However, he did not impose the jizya on the pagans who worked in the gold mines for fear that it would lead to a decrease in production. Ibn Sa'id says that the emperors were concerned about their gold, that when they took one of the gold regions from the hands of the pagans and established prayer in it, the gold decreased, while it increased in the neighboring pagan regions. Therefore, they preferred to leave these regions in their hands in exchange for an annual tribute of gold and slaves. So what then did these emperors accept Islam as their religion for? They accepted it because, 45