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2025-07-23 16:56:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EA55B82874BF100CB1EFF3083CF9B6B09DC655FBCE87C9838FADACDDD4694DA4
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Timbuktu, in the sub-Saharan nation of Mali, has manuscripts dating to the 14th century: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/28/timbuktu-library-centuries-african-history The Ajami Script, derived from Arabic, was used to write documents in West Africa as early as the 10th century: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/fallou-ngom-discovers-ajami-african-writing-system/ The rulers of Kilwa in the 14th century were familiar with the Koran: https://medievalslavery.org/africa/source-kilwa-slavery-on-the-east-african-coast/source-ibn-ba%E1%B9%AD%E1%B9%ADu%E1%B9%ADa-on-slaves-at-kilwa/
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