Diplomatic relations and other forms of engagement between the Ottoman Caliphate, Egypt and Bilad al-Sudan / The Institution of Awqaf al-Islamiyya as understood and applied in West Africa / Engendering Islamic civilization in West Africa / The tradition of Tajdid in West Africa / The Foundations of Bundu and Kombo Sultanates in the 17th and 19th centuries Gambia / Islam in the Hausa States of Kano, Katsina, Gobir and Zazzau, before the 1804 / The development of Islamic States of Segu and Massina / The Development of Timbuktu Islamic intellectual tradition / Islam in Kanem Borno: a historical review / The Foundation of the Sokoto Caliphate, 1774-1817 / Islamic Revivalist Movements and the transformation of Islamic traditions in Northwest, Central and Southwest Nigeria / The spread and establishment of Islam in the Nupe and Oyo Kingdoms / The spread of Islam in Bilad al-Sudan 900-1500 : Ghana, Mali and Songhay / The role of the wolof in the preservation and promotion of Islamic civilization in West Africa