The course seeks to explain and define Islam. The course also elaborates the basic pillars of Islam. The course also looks at the major divisions of Islamic religion. The course also explores some of the basic Islamic beliefs. After having done this the course then looks at the spread of Islam in Africa. It looks at factors that mead to the spread. It also looks at the impact of the spread in terms of social, economic, political as well as various other factors. The course also tackles in detail the spread of Islam in the student’s country of origin.