Islam came to Oyo Empire in ordinal century throughout the reign of Mansa liliopsid genus in Republic of Mali and later some Yorubas embraced it. it had been popularly referred to as “Esin Imale” – faith brought by the Malian individuals. However, some individuals in error translated “Esin Imale” as “hardened faith to practise”.


According to Akinjogbin (1971), Islam had return to the traditional Yoruba Kingdom of Oyo by the ordinal century through trans-Saharan trade. The origin of the word ‘Yoruba’ has been copied to Arabic writers like Ahmad cake (1627 in his mi’raj al-su’ud) and Muhammed Bello (1837 in his infaq al-maysur) each of whom were reportable among the earliest to call the individuals in Oyo ‘Yoruba’, ‘yaruba’, ‘yarba’ at a time once they square measure still relating themselves by their various ethnic identities (Ogunbiyi, 2003). Yoruba individuals were earlier, before the arrival of Islam, referred to as “karo o Islamic Group re” whereas heaps of individuals were recognized by dialect affiliation e.g Egba, Ijesa, Ife individuals etc.




The first house of prayer was built in Oyo-Ile in 1550. Islam was established in Iwo Jima in 1655, unfold to Iseyin in 1760, Saki in 1790, Osogbo in 1889 whereas metropolis, Abeokuta, Ijebu-Ode, Ikirun and Ede knew concerning Islam before Fulani Jihad (Gbadamosi, 1978). Islam came to metropolis in eighteenth century whereas the primary house of prayer was in-built 1774.


In Yoruba cultural analysis of Ifa divinity, each new born baby was taken to Ifa for future consultation popularly referred to as “Ikosejaye”. a replacement dimension to Ifa prediction was an odd corpus of Ifa referred to as “Odu Imale” that was completely preserved for a replacement born baby that may later be accepted and experienced Islam (see Gbadamosi, 1978). as an example, Oba Aliyu Oyewole (1795-1820), the seventh Akinrun of Ikirun was reportable throughout “Ikosejaye” that he can practise Islam despite the very fact that he was born into ancient belief. Yet, the prediction came to pass and Islam became a well known faith in Ikirun throughout his tenure such a lot in order that he introduced Islamic law Court in Ikirun a bit like Islamic law was conjointly experienced in Ijebu-ode, Iwo, Iseyin among different places before colonial master humour missionary came in 1842 and abolished the monotheism judiciary.




The case of metropolis throughout the reign of Iba Oluyole is additionally price mentioning once Ifa foretold the approaching of Muslim clerics and also the warning that they ought to be honored and accommodated. It came to pass and also the metropolis commander in chief, Aare River Latoosa, throughout this point has drawback of getting a son among his varied wives. Yet, Ifa directed him to hunt divine intervention within the hands of Muslim clerics that he sought-after and his prayer was answered (Gbadamosi, 1978). He, therefore, became the primary Muslim Oba in metropolis. He remunerated the clerics by building a Central house of prayer beside his palace. it's the reproduction of this “divine” help that crystal rectifier to the building of Central Mosques beside palaces in Yorubaland even at intervals the premise of Ake palace in Egbaland.


Islam revolutionized Yoruba socio-cultural evolution such a lot in order that


Yorubas were tutored a way to scan and write by the Malian Muslim traders in Semitic. Yoruba history, for the primary time, was documented in Semitic whereas child-naming conventions were borrowed from monotheism tradition. The modes of dressing in cultural Yoruba were for the most part familial from Muslims traders. monotheism tradition standardized the excessive polygamous wedding in Yoruba and curtailed the culture of mal-treating ladies as mere slaves and appendages. social culture, like “Ojude-Oba” among others in Ijebu-Ode, were established once the legendary human, Balogun Kuku accepted Islam and have become Muhammed Bello Kuku.

Ok

It is noteworthy to emphasis here that ifaodu you mentioned for Muslim doesn't exist . Imale ( umale) is different from any Islamic tutoring. Is it Oloyo that was initiated into ifaodu by Ado that incorporated Muslim odu into ifaodu? Perhaps, it will be of interest if you mention the ifaodu corpus with the chant. Thanks.

So how did Islam came into Igbo land?
These Question is one of humanity biggest mystery.

Tomiwa69:
So how did Islam came into Igbo land?
These Question is one of humanity biggest mystery.

Don't pollute this thread with Ibos' Islamic origin because it is about Yorubas of Oyo and Iwo before other Yoruba people's connection to modern day Islam being discussed here. Thanks

Tomiwa69:
So how did Islam came into Igbo land?
These Question is one of humanity biggest mystery.

Typical Yoruba Muslim.


Nice article op, no wonder Muslim make up to 76% of Yoruba Land because it's older there. I must commend Yoruba Muslim for their religious tolerance towards their Christian minority brothers even though they greatly out number them

think of the future, the chinese are coming.

darfay:



Typical Yoruba Muslim.


Nice article op, no wonder Muslim make up to 76% of Yoruba Land because it's older there. I must commend Yoruba Muslim for their religious tolerance towards their Christian minority brothers even though they greatly out number them

Are you a joke ? Muslims is majority in Yoruba land. NL people and blunders.

Olu317:
Are you a joke ? Muslims is majority in Yoruba land. NL people and blunders.

Lol
I have lived and schooled in Lagos through out my Life, it's even ekiti people that helped you Yoruba Christian population, when you add back kwara u become a very small minority again. I'm a Christian too but I have to be objective