FROM SUAKIN ISLAND TO COMOROS ISLANDS: EAST AFRICAN MUSLIMS' STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE

Suakin Island is a strategically important island in the northeast of Sudanese Republic and on Red Sea coast. The Comoros Islands, other hand, are islands located south east Africa, west Indian Ocean. East Africa coasts extending from coast north to Islands very special fertile lands that have hosted culture civilization Muslim peoples. These lands, which subject this article, difficult nature terms both geographical climatic conditions, been exposed invasion influx powerful states throughout history. Especially dreams Portuguese sailors who wandered Cape Good Hope transfer riches caused western powers turn their attention geography sixteenth century. In our we draw formation Islamic development phase cultural texture called Swahili civilization. We tried focus Harar sultanates Abyssinian State Ottoman Empire. It preferred give point strategic location cities Suakin, Masawa Zeila, administrative centers state. observe navy, dominated for three centuries prevented invasion, organized voyages Ocean direction Yemen, Basra through Bosporus Bâbü'l-Mendeb, as well along today's Somalia, Kenya Tanzania. it will be clarified how African Muslims had bond affection with Empire until First World War.