OT (for Bill's edification)...American Muslim History: A Chronological Observation [1178-1800 AD]
American Muslim History: A Chronological Observation [1178-1800 AD]
Source: iio.org
Unquestionably, Muslims have made an impact on the evolution of American society. Historically Muslims have made major contributions, e.g., humanities, the sciences, and art. They explored North America 300 years
before the so-called "discovery" of the New World by Christopher Columbus.
They used the Mississippi River as their access route to and from the continent's interior Here are a few glimpses of Muslim life in American history:
1178 A Chinese document known as the Sung Document records the voyage of Muslim sailors to a land known as Mu-Lan-Pi (America). Mention of this document is contained in the publication, The Khotan Amirs, 1933.
1310 Abu Bakari (Abu Bakar), a Muslim king of the Malian Empire, spearheads a series of sea voyages to the New World.
1312 African Muslims (Mandinga) arrive in the Gulf of Mexico for exploration of the American interior using the Mississippi River as their access route. These Muslim explorers were from Mali and other parts of
West Africa.
1513 Piri Reis completes his first world map, including the Americas, after researching maps from all over the world. The practicality and artistry of his map surpassed any from his time or before.
1530 African slaves arrive in America. During the slave trade, more than 10 million Africans were uprooted from their homes and brought to American shores. Many of these slaves were from the Fulas, Fula Jallon, Fula Toro,
and Massina as well as other areas of West Africa. These areas were governed from their capital, "Timbuctu." These slaves were sent to Mexico, Cuba, and South America. More than 30 percent of these 10 million slaves were Muslim. They became the backbone of the American economy.
1539 Estevanico of Azamor, a Muslim from Morocco, lands in Florida with the ill-fated expedition of Panfilo de Narvaez in 1527. Estevanico remained in America to become the first of three Americans to cross this continent. At least two states owe their beginnings to this Muslim, Arizona and New Mexico.
Additionally Bill, if you claim Islam suppressed the advancement of science, you are clearly uninformed. I can cite you examples from centuries ago (Muslims were the first to diagram the circulatory system of animals and humans), or modern-day examples (guess who designed the Sears Tower or heck, check the names of the team of engineers designing many of today's chips at AMD or Intel). To bash any religion, whatever your motive, is far removed from the topic of the thread.
Information Resources:
1.African Presence in Early America by Ivan Van Sertima, 1987
2.Deeper Roots by Abdullah Hakim Quick, 1990
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4.A Survey of North American Muslims by El Tigani A. Abugideiri, June 1977
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6.Ethnic Distribution of American Muslims and Selected Socio-Economic Characteristics by Arif Ghaytir, 1984
7.The Demography of Islamic Nations by John Weeks, 1988
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10.World Population Data Sheet Population Reference
Bureau, Inc. Washington, D.C. 1990, Statistical Abstract of the United States, U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census, 1990
11.Muslim Peoples (A World Ethnographlc Survey) Edited by Richard V Weeks, 1984, Vol. 11
12.Muslim Peoples, A World Ethnographic Survey by Richard V Weeks, 1978
13.The 1991 Almanac 44th Edition, by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991
14.The Islamic Struggle in America by Hijrah Magazine, Oct./Nov. 1985
15.African Muslims in Antebellum American by Allen Austin, 1984
16.The Arab World Published by The Arab-American Press 1945 |
