sˌʌndɪˈɑːɾə kˈeɪɾə sˈiː. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn sˈiː. wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, ðə fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌvðə mˈɑːli ˈɛmpaɪɚ wˌɪtʃ ɛŋkˈʌmpəst pˈɑːɹt ʌv pɹˈɛzəntdˈeɪ ɡˈɪni æz wˈɛl æz ˈʌðɚ mˈɑːdɚn nˈeɪʃənz, wʌz nˌɑːɾə mˈʊzlɪm, bˌʌt baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd, hɪz səksˈɛsɚz wɜː.
Sundiata Keita (c. 1217 – c. 1255), the founder of the Mali Empire (which encompassed part of present-day Guinea as well as other modern nations), was not a Muslim, but by 1300, his successors were.