Peace be upon you,
It is time for (Da Dum Da Dum )...QUOTE OF THE WEEK... and a update on Muslim Heritage in America.
"I have faith in the American intellect, in the American intelligence, and in the American love of fair play, and will defy any intelligent man to understand Islam and not love it."
~~~ Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb
Webb was dubbed the "Yankee Mohammedan" by newspapers for his conversion to Islam and his open practice. He was born in 1846 and started one of the first Islamic Movements in America.
~ Peace till next time… MoCo
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Exciting new possibilities...
Peace be upon you,
Many people know of Christopher Columbus and his accidental discovery of the New World and there had been some small theories of other explorers who had pre-dated him but for the most part these were seen as weak theories or small trips which really did not affect exploration or travel.
Several years ago there was a big commotion in the academic world. Leif Ericson was a common name and he was recognized as having been a explorer who might have reached present day Canada but the unearthing of Leif Ericson’s voyages and other archeological evidence has firmly established the face that Ecricson did in fact reach, explore, and even settle the New World before Columbus.
This has raised exciting new possibilities. If the Norse were able to explore as far west as present day Canada, then other societies, such as the Muslims might have been able to reach the New World as well. Islam would then be one of the first Old World religions to arrive in the New World and share a place alongside Christianity.
~ Peace till next time… MoCo
Many people know of Christopher Columbus and his accidental discovery of the New World and there had been some small theories of other explorers who had pre-dated him but for the most part these were seen as weak theories or small trips which really did not affect exploration or travel.
Several years ago there was a big commotion in the academic world. Leif Ericson was a common name and he was recognized as having been a explorer who might have reached present day Canada but the unearthing of Leif Ericson’s voyages and other archeological evidence has firmly established the face that Ecricson did in fact reach, explore, and even settle the New World before Columbus.
This has raised exciting new possibilities. If the Norse were able to explore as far west as present day Canada, then other societies, such as the Muslims might have been able to reach the New World as well. Islam would then be one of the first Old World religions to arrive in the New World and share a place alongside Christianity.
~ Peace till next time… MoCo
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