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The Timbuktu Fatwa That Shocked the Islamic World
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the forgotten legal revolution of 17th-century Timbuktu. While Episode 5 touched on Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti's famous fatwa against enslaving free Muslims, this episode dives deeper into its global ripple effects. Lucas tells the story of how Baba's legal reasoning, rooted in Maliki jurisprudence, challenged the trans-Saharan slave trade at its peak. The discussion covers Baba's masterpiece Mi'raj al-Su'ud (The Ladder of Ascension), his use of precedents from as far as Cairo and Fez, and the political backlash from Songhai rulers…
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