Religion, law and development intersect in a number of ways. Almost one-third of the world’s Muslim population resides in Africa. With a focus on Africa and taking into account Africa’s triple heritage as envisioned by A. Mazrui, a product resulting from three major influences: an indigenous heritage borne out of time and climate change; the heritage of Eurocentric capitalism forced on Africans by European colonialism; and the spread of Islam by both jihad and evangelism, this paper seeks to review the impact that African Traditional Religion (ATR) as a component of the indigenous heritage, have on the development and enforcement of law in Africa. This paper seeks to address the impact of religion on state formation, examining how colonialism, the Fulani jihads and migration have impacted on the body of law in Africa by introducing Islamic and Judeo-Christian tenets and constructs in the administration of secular states and theocracies. ATR presents itself as a lived reality, regulating the way of life, business transactions, etc. inter alia. There is close proximity between law and religion in Africa and also in the Islamic world. The practice of Islam in Africa is not static and is constantly being reshaped by prevalent social, economic, and political conditions. Generally, Islam in Africa often adapted to African cultural contexts and belief systems forming Africa’s own orthodoxies. The paper also examines how concepts of ATR have found place in the body of law through the inclusion of customary norms and usages in the law applicable, mainly through constitutional endorsement. It addresses the relevance of religion, culture to the development of the law (the intersection between religion and the law) and how the resultant body of law impacts on implementation of the law for development. The paper examines the role of the resultant body of law as a bridge and at times as a distraction to transactions between the Islamic and non-Islamic worlds for development. The paper concludes with recommendations on how the intersection of religion, law and development can better be utilised to foster sustainable development, most especially the Sustainable Development Goals premised in Agenda 2030, among others.

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2030年议程时代伊斯兰世界与非伊斯兰世界之间的非洲传统宗教和法律交叉及其对发展的影响

宗教，法律与发展在许多方面相交。世界上将近三分之一的穆斯林人口居住在非洲。着眼于非洲并考虑到A. Mazrui所设想的非洲的三重遗产，这是三个主要影响力所产生的产物。欧洲殖民主义把以欧洲为中心的资本主义的遗产强加给非洲人；以及圣战和福音派对伊斯兰教的传播，本文力图回顾非洲传统宗教（ATR）作为土著遗产的组成部分对非洲法律发展和执法的影响。本文旨在探讨宗教对国家形成的影响，研究殖民主义如何 富兰尼的圣战和移民通过在世俗国家和神权国家的行政管理中引入伊斯兰教和犹太教-基督教的信条和构想，对非洲的法律体系产生了影响。ATR将自己呈现为现实生活，特别是调节生活方式，商业交易等。在非洲以及在伊斯兰世界中，法律与宗教之间的距离非常近。在非洲，伊斯兰教的习俗不是一成不变的，并且由于普遍的社会，经济和政治条件而不断在重塑。通常，非洲的伊斯兰教经常适应构成非洲自己的正统学说的非洲文化背景和信仰体系。本文还研究了通过将习惯性规范和习惯用法纳入适用法律，主要是通过宪法认可，在法律体系中如何找到ATR的概念。它讨论了宗教，文化与法律发展的相关性（宗教与法律之间的交集），以及由此产生的法律体系如何影响发展法律的实施。本文考察了由此产生的法律体系的作用，作为桥梁，有时甚至分散了伊斯兰世界与非伊斯兰世界之间发展交易的注意力。本文最后提出了有关如何更好地利用宗教，法律与发展的交集来促进可持续发展的建议，尤其是尤其是《 2030年议程》中提出的可持续发展目标。本文考察了由此产生的法律体系的作用，作为桥梁，有时甚至分散了伊斯兰世界与非伊斯兰世界之间发展交易的注意力。本文最后提出了有关如何更好地利用宗教，法律与发展的交集来促进可持续发展的建议，尤其是尤其是《 2030年议程》中提出的可持续发展目标。本文考察了由此产生的法律体系的作用，作为桥梁，有时甚至分散了伊斯兰世界与非伊斯兰世界之间发展交易的注意力。本文最后提出了有关如何更好地利用宗教，法律与发展的交集来促进可持续发展的建议，尤其是尤其是《 2030年议程》中提出的可持续发展目标。