Northern Factors in Asante History

Emmanuel Akyeampong

Wangara


Alhaji Muniru Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana (1)

Alhaji Muniru Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana (1)

Date: 2006
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Alhaji Muniru Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana (1)
Alhaji Muniru Marhaba has been the Imam of the Wangara community since 1975. His father was the Imam of the Wangara community before him. He teaches, leads prayer, preaches and settles disputes among the Wangara. He is also custodian of the Marhaba Mosque, set up in 1953.
Alhaji Muniru Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana (2)

Alhaji Muniru Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana (2)

Date: 2006
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Alhaji Muniru Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana (2)
Alhaji Muniru Marhaba has been the Imam of the Wangara community since 1975. His father was the Imam of the Wangara community before him. He teaches, leads prayer, preaches and settles disputes among the Wangara. He is also custodian of the Marhaba Mosque, set up in 1953.
Alhaji Muniru  Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana

Alhaji Muniru Marhaba, Imam of the Wangara Community of Ghana

Date: February 12, 2006
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Alhaji Muniru Marhaba has been the Imam of the Wangara community since 1975. His father was the Imam of the Wangara community before him. He teaches, leads prayer, preaches and settles disputes among the Wanagara. He is also custodian of the Marhaba Mosque, set up in 1953.
Chief Fanyinama III, head of the Wangara Community in Ghana

Chief Fanyinama III, head of the Wangara Community in Ghana

Date: 2006
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Chief Fanyinama III, head of the Wangara Community in Ghana
Fanyinama III (red top) and Elders. The Wangara represent the first trading diaspora from the Mande world that accessed the Akan forest in search of gold and kola nuts. Among the earliest residents of Salaga, the Wangara relocated to Kintampo when Salaga overthrew Asante role in the late 19th century. With Asante backing, Kintampo became an important trading town and the key interior market for Asante kola.
Old Quran in the family of Fanyinama III, Chief of the Wangara Community

Old Quran in the family of Fanyinama III, Chief of the Wangara Community

Date: 2006
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Old Quran in the family of Fanyinama III, Chief of the Wangara Community
The Wangara are Muslim and played a major role in the extension of Islam in precolonial Asante. They are also at the center of early Islamic scholarship in precolonial Ghana. This Quran is one of the oldest held by the family of the Fanyinama of the Wangara community.
Chief Fanyinama III, Head of the Wangara Community in Ghana

Chief Fanyinama III, Head of the Wangara Community in Ghana

Date: March 21, 2006
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Chief Fanyinama III is the Head of all Wangaras in Ghana. Kintampo represents the Spiritual home of the Wangara in Ghana. Historically, the Wangara are among the earliest residents of Kintampo. Kintampo is claimed by the rival states of Mo and Nkoranza. In this context, the Fanyinama of Kintampo has traditionally exercised much influence in Kintampo.