The phenomenon of Islam in the western

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There are interesting phenomena events after 11 September 2001 in the United States. Many residents of uncle Sam is not happy that Islam is now starting to learn interested. In fact, the University of North Carolina, the oldest university in the country adidaya it, thus opening new faculties: Islamic Studies. This is to respond to the growing demand on keingintahuan and information about Islam and Muslims.

After the September 11 events, many people want to know the United States to be Islamic. Keingintahuan it is busy-busy with buying and reading the Qur'an, read the biography of Muhammad, and Islamic books to learn the contents. By reading from the source directly, they know to be the real teachings of Islam.

Before the tragedy of skyscraper building demolish WTC (World Trade Center) in New York, the United States against the Islamic community, may dikata, very minimal. This is in line with the latest research conducted by Pew Research Center and Pew Forum Angket. Research shows that the fact that the majority of American citizens know little of Islam and how to operate it.

They generally only know through the mass media. Unfortunately, telling the media that they do not always read the whole of Islam. Not uncommon to describe Islam that is not friendly with the packaging in bad stereotype, such as terrorist or cruel towards women.

Surefire, 11 September events had put the Muslim community that dwells in this country - particularly the Middle East immigrant origin - in a condition that is not fun. They bear the psychological burden that is not light. Not only a suspect, not infrequently they Dilecehkan, associated as a terrorist. But, now, the conditions have changed.

History
Site wikipedia notes, in the last hundred years, Muslim population in the United States has increased. Some of this growth is driven by immigrants from the Middle East. In 2005, many people from Islamic countries to be United States residents - nearly 96,000 - each year than the previous two decades.

Muslim from the Middle East probably have retired in the history of Muslim presence in the country. Most researchers in the United States focus more on the coming of immigrants from the Middle East in the 19th century in the return of Muslim learning in the United States. However, the site notes that the history of Islam in the United States began around the 16-th century, in which Estevánico of Muslim Azamor is first recorded in the history of North America.

Some historians have other notes concerning this. They find the fact that Islam into America long before Christopher Columbus found the continent disebutnya as The New World was on 21 October 1492. Found that the facts show that the historian Muslim explorers have set foot and spread Islam in the continent is more than half a millennium before Columbus. Historically, Muslims have contributed in science, art, and humanity in the Continental United States.

Fareed H Numan in American Muslim History A Chronological Observation states, need not doubt, has given the Muslim influence in the evolution of American society a few centuries before Christopher Columbus set foot on the continent. History records that the Muslim from Africa have a relationship with the native American Continent long before berkebangsaan French explorers came to it.

The findings Fareed apparently in line with the verification that Ivan Van Sertima, other historians. In his hey Came Before Columbus <, Sertima proves the existence of contacts between Africa and the Muslim American original. In his work the other African Presence in Early America, Sertima find the fact that the Muslim traders from the Arab trade is also very active with people who live in the United States.

Sertima menuturkan, when set foot in the Continental United States, Columbus is the kekagumannya to the Caribbean that have been Islamite. "Columbus is also know that the Muslim from the West African coast have lived first in the Caribbean, Central America, South and North," said Van Sertima. Muslims who have been initially trade in the region to build a community that marry with the natives.

Sertima said, "that Columbus saw a mosque, while sailing through Gibara Beach in Cuba." In addition, Columbus has also witnessed the building of the mosque stands majestic Cuba, Mexico, Texas, and Nevada. That is the real proof that Islam has peradabannya seed in the Continental United States, long before the West arrived.

Other facts disclosed Dr. Barry Fell, a language expert and archeologists from Harvard University. In his work entitled Saga America, Fell said that not only Muslims before Columbus arrived in the United States, but also have built a civilization on the continent. Fell find that very surprising facts. According to him, the language used in the Pima language and Western Power Algonquina has a lot of vocabulary that comes from the Arabic language. Archaeologists also found that any posts in the old Islamic several places, such as in California.

Impressions Islamic past in the United States can also be from a place name and city in the country that stems from the Arabic language. In Los Angeles, for example, have called the Alhambra, the exact name of the palace built in the Islamic Cordoba. In that region, have called El Morro Bay and Alamitos and also some place called Andalusia, Attilla, Alla, Aladdin, Albany, Alcazar, Alameda, Alomar, Almazor, or La Habra. Not only in Los Angeles. In Illinois, there is the name of Islamic nuances, such as Albany, Andalusia, Lebanin, and Tullahoma. In fact, in Washington, have called the city of Salem.

In the Continental United States, there is a line of islands that the name stems from the language of Islam, such as the island of Grenada, Barbados, Bahamas, and Nassau. In the area of South America, have the name of cities in Argentina Cordoba, Alcantara in Brazil, and Bahia in Brazil and Argentina. There is also the name Absarooka Mountain which is located on the west coast.

The facts that the researchers found that indicates that the presence of Islam in the United States have a long history. Now, after the September 11 tragedy, may they not only examine the history of the coming of Islam in the United States, but also learn the teachings of-ajarannya, as do many other United States citizens. bur, from various sources


Other facts Arrival of Islam in America

* Dr. Barry Fell, archeologists and linguists from Harvard University, found texts, diagrams, and maps that be chiselled in stone that is used for the purposes of the school. Bertarikh findings that between the years 700 to 800 M. Text and diagrams that include the subjects of mathematics, history, geography, astronomy and sea navigation. Language teaching has found any posts that use the Arabic Kufi from North Africa.

* Alexander Von Wuthenau, berkebangsaan German art historian, and find evidence of the existence of the facts of Islam in the United States in the year 800 M to 900 M. Wuthenau find the carving that looks like The Moor. It means that Islam has sprout in the United States about half millennium before Columbus was born. He also found a similar carving bertarihk 900 M to 1500 M. Artefacts that are found similar images that parents commonly found in Egypt.

* Swakke Mroueh in Muslim writings in The Americas Before Columbus relate expression Razzaaq advanced Abdal-El, a native American people profess Islam. Advanced comes from the Cherokee tribe, known as Eagle Sun Walker. Advanced flatten, the Muslim explorers came to the land of the birth of Cherokee Tribe almost more than 1,000 years ago. Recognition of this strengthened with the discovery of the legislation, essay, and a resolution that indicates the fact that Muslims in the continent was so active.

Cherokee Tribal leaders in the year 1866 M, swakke said, was a man called Ramadhan Bin Wati. Islamic Clothing usually worn tribe until 1832 that M is Muslim clothing. "In North America, there are at least 565 ethnic names, villages, cities, and mountains which he said comes from the root of the Arabic language," said swakke.

* Muslim historian Abu Bakr Ibn Umar Al-Guttiya narrate, the Muslim Caliph of Spain named Hisham II (976 M-1009 M), a Muslim navigator Ibn Farrukh has called sailed from Kadesh in February to 999 F Atlantic. He anchored in the Canary Islands or Gando Raya. Ibn Farrukh Raja Guanariga visit. The Muslim explorers gave the name of two islands, namely Capraria and Pluitana.

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