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The Empire of Mali housed, and is still home to the worlds largest mud mosque. The mosque of Djenné is almost entirely made of mud, and is still a tradition to this day, to be renewed each year, it was built in the early 13th century. Timbuktu, the capital of the Malian empire, was central hub, for islamic learning, and attracted people from all over the medieval world.

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The Malian Empire, also known as the Manden Kurufaba thrived from 1230 to the early 1600's. The Malian empire prospered under great rulers, until hesitant rulers came along and could no longer hold the state together

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Since Malians followed Islamic beliefs, all Islamic traditions, such as Ramadan, Hajj, and the celebrations like Eid al Adha and Eid al FItr. Mali adopted the Islamic tradition and religion during the 9th century C.E, when the Berber and Tuareg merchants came into west Africa. It is also a Malian tradition to renew the great mosque of Djenné.

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Mali was the largest empire in east Africa, therefore attracted trade, and sealed its place on the trade routes of other empires. Mali was also located on the Atlantic ocean therefore made travel easier for traders

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As Islam spread, and was becoming more widespread, it stretched all the way to where the Empire of Mali was. Mansa Musa was a muslim and made a yearly pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, for Hajj, to fulfil one of the five pillars of Islam

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The government of Mali was led by a leader called a Mansa. The most famous of the Mansa's was Mansa Musa, his rule lasted 25 years (1312-1337).

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Mali was located along the Niger river, the Atlantic Ocean, and a great part of it was a part of the vast savanna's of Africa