Dr Jerald Dirk brings the history of Muslims in American History: A Forgotten Legacy back to the 9 century. There are numerous historical written accounts of Muslims from Africa and from Spain travelling to lands across the Atlantic Ocean as part of geographical explorations from as early as 889 CE (275 AH). At this period Muslims dominated the sea routes, and where experienced ship builders[citation needed] Khashkash from Cortobas exploration A Muslim historian and geographer Abu Hassan Ali ibn Al-Hussain al-Masudi 871 CE (257 AH) - 957 CE (345 AH) wrote in his book Muruj adh-dhahab wa maadin aljawhar (The meadows of gold and quarries of jewels) that during the rule of the Muslim caliph of Al-Andalus Abdullah Ibn Mohammad, a Muslim navigator, Khashkhash Ibn Saeed Ibn Aswad, from Cortoba, Spain sailed from Delba (Palos) in 889 CE (275 AH), crossed the Atlantic, reached an unknown territory (ard majhoola) and returned with fabulous treasures. In Al-Masudis map of the world there is a large area in the ocean of darkness and fog which he referred to as the unknown territory Fascinating history with Muslims and the indigenous peoples of South and North America well before Comumbus and the Spanish conquistadors. His fifth book, Muslims in American History--A Forgotten Legacy was published in 2006 and celebrates the centuries-old history of Muslims in America. His sixth book, Letters to My Elders in Islam, was published in 2008. Dr. Dirks has also proofread and/or edited several books for other authors. Further reading Islam and Native Americans notesonislam.blogspot.au/2007/12/islam-and-native-americans.html Exploring and Understanding the roots of American Muslims Excerpts of a Khutbah at ICT on Feb 17 and March 2, 2012 theictn.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Exploring-and-understanding-the-roots-of-American-Muslims-in-the-New-World.pdf https://youtube/watch?v=HCbLcVTex1c
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