like the famous nubian imam
M'aa Tinlu Za, who was a very dedicated imam, but after a journey to the holy places in 1467 (AD) acknowledged the inflexibility of islam that was so much fixated on arabic and a literal interpretation of the quoran.
He translated the words of the propht into wastern african languages, using a new script.
thus he boosted african scientific abilities and individualism. He is regarded as one of the creators of the african status as the one of worlds best devoloped regions