The book is dedicated to the spread of Islam in Africa in the Middle Ages and in modern times. The spread of Islam is shown in connection with the events of world, regional and local history. The dependence of the spread of Islam in a number of African countries on the social and religious-cultural environment, the nature of contacts between Muslims and non-Muslims, the activities of Muslim preachers and religious thinkers, various social and ethnosocial, as well as broad anti-colonial movements under the banner of the spread, revival and protection of Islam is shown. Particular attention is paid to the history of the coexistence of Islam with the pre-Islamic religions of the continent.