What happened to religion in west africa when islam was first introduced? west africans remained faithful to their original religions. islam quickly became the leading religion of the region. islam functioned alongside the existing religions of the region. west africans were resistant to islam’s new ideas and ignored the religion.

The correct answer is C) Islam functioned alongside the existing religions of the region.

What happened to religion in West Africa when Islam was first introduced was that Islam functioned alongside the existing religions of the region.

It was during the 7th century, that Islam started to spread to new territories. Indeed, after the death of Muhammad, Islam spread rapidly, quickly covering an area from Spain to India.

Mohammed, the prophet that founded Islam religion, died in June 632, in Medina, Saudi Arabia, when he was 62 years old. After his death, Islam spread from the Arabian Peninsula mainly by conquest and trade. That was many people converted to the Muslim religion in far places such as the Iberian Peninsula.