Abdullah Hakim Quick – Untold Stories Of World History 12

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The transcript discusses various historical and scientific discoveries and their use in history. It provides detailed information on various maps and their use in history, as well as accurate information on natural products and their impact on history. The segment also discusses the history of the region of the Atlantic Ocean, including the collapse of the Middle East and the importance of history in understanding history from all points of view. The segment also discusses the history of seafarers and the importance of history in understanding history from all points of view.

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			Bismillah R Rahman r Rahim In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. I praise Allah, the
Creator of the heavens and the earth. And I send peace and blessings to all of the prophets, and
especially to the last prophet Mohammed forever. And I begin with the greeting words of the
righteous. Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah.
		
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			The Muslim world was able to lead the planet, in science and technology and most aspects of learning
between the seventh to the 17th century AD
		
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			disciplines, such as optics, astronomy, history, geography, medicine, were part of the curriculum
that Islamic scholars studied throughout the world. And when we look at the nature of the religion
of Islam, we find that Muslims were naturally oriented towards success in science.
		
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			In astronomy,
		
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			we find that Muslims were naturally inclined to finding direction.
		
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			The prayer itself, that Muslims partaken at least five times per day is based upon the direction of
the Qibla the direction that the person praying has toward Mecca. And so wherever you are as a
Muslim, you have to find his Mecca to the south. Is it to the north, is it to the east, or is it to
the west, so every Muslim young and old, is engaged in direction.
		
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			Also, once in a lifetime, the believer is encouraged to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. In order to go
to the pilgrimage. You have to know the direction of Mecca, you have to organize yourself, you have
to have the ability to travel. And so it was a natural
		
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			outcome of the teachings of Islam itself that propelled Muslims in the areas of astronomy,
geography, and navigation.
		
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			in geography, there are there are astonishing achievements, the first almanacs the First World
Atlas, the first encyclopedias, it is said in the ninth century.
		
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			Even his dubba even wrote the first roadmap Atlas yakut, who died in 1229, wrote wrote a dictionary
of countries or more of all of the countries in the world.
		
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			Elon Musk erdi drew a map of the world somewhere around 957 ad. And surprisingly enough, on this
map, he actually had the Americas.
		
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			We find in Arabic that it says outward, much ruler, unknown territory, and we see a huge continent
that could only have been a reflection of the presence of the Americas. In the seventh century,
Muslims knew the roundness of the earth.
		
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			Great explorers came out of the Muslim world and traveled throughout the planet. It is reported that
Ibn battuta Rahim Allah, the great scholar and Islamic traveler, in the 1300s traveled over 75,000
miles. He crossed into distant continents. He was able to go through the barriers of language, the
barriers of culture, and he was united through his faith.
		
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			Al idrisi was the top mapmaker of the Middle Ages. He was the first one to really organize mapmaking
and to bring about a set of accurate maps. And it is reported in the 12th century that he was
commissioned to make a global
		
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			job for Roger the second, the king of Sicily. And he succeeded.
		
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			Even Christopher Columbus himself, when we look honestly, and objectively at his memoirs, we find
that he was inspired by the maps of Al idrisi. We also find when we look at the Portuguese
explorers, who set out that Vasco de Gama, who navigated Africa, and went around the Cape of Good
Hope that he actually based his movements on Islamic maps. And he also carry the Astro leap. And it
is reported that he hired a navigator in magic, who showed him the way around the cape, and how to
maneuver into the Indian Ocean, and help the Portuguese to succeed in this major journey that they
took.
		
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			And so we find in all of the journeys, the basis of just about all of the so called discoveries
during the Age of the Renaissance, behind this, were Arabic writings, Muslim navigators, Muslim
geographers, and sometimes literally the people on the boats themselves. When historians objectively
look at El mas Rudy, they find that the writings of elymas, Rudy, were much more comprehensive than
Marco Polo himself. Europe was astonished at the information brought to them by Marco Polo, about
India and China. But when we look at the writings of Elon Musk, Rudy, we find not only Africa, Asia,
Europe, the Middle East, but we even find port reports that show us that alma udy, even had a
		
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			connection with America.
		
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			But the most astonishing achievement of this age was the development of the magnetic needle.
		
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			This was the first true compass that was ever made.
		
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			After this, Muslims developed the sextant, the quadrant, the Astro labx, they were able to literally
outfit the ships, and enable explorers and Congress to travel around the world. But unfortunately,
with all of this glory with these astounding achievements, that Muslims made, almost no credit is
given to their work. Arabic names were systematically taken out of the dictionaries. And the true
understanding of what happened in the so called Dark Ages was lost to the world. The reality is an
was this was not a dark age. This was actually the golden age of Islam. And Muslims were able to
travel to the far corners of the planet. Shockingly, for many people, Muslims were actually able to
		
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			cross the Atlantic and reach America long before Christopher Columbus. We have learned in early
parts of our series that Christopher Columbus
		
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			claimed to have discovered America that he was actually on his way to India. He thought that he
would meet the great Khan and his chief navigator, Rodrigo could speak the Arabic language.
Christopher Columbus knew that Muslims had made journeys to far distant points in the planet. If you
read his memoirs, you'll see that Columbus went north first to the area of Iceland. And then he came
down into West Africa. He went to the Canary Islands off the coast of Senegal. And he witnessed
large dugout boats that were leaving the coast of West Africa and following the currents and going
into the Americas. So Columbus knew that there was land across the ocean. It was not a total
		
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			discovery in the sense that he had previous knowledge. We need to be objective with this. And if we
look at writings in the Arabic language, made by some of these great geographers and scientists, we
recognize that Muslims had actually recorded journeys to America.
		
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			Around 956 l must Rudy Abu Hassan al musk Rudy Rahim Allah wrote in his guru Java hub, a famous book
of geography. He
		
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			wrote about the journey of a young man who left Cordova
		
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			and went into the Atlantic Ocean. His name was harsh Hoss inside us What? And he went into the
Atlantic Ocean. According to this report, he crossed the Atlantic. He made contact with the people
on the other side, and he returned somewhere around 889 ad.
		
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			This report shocked the people of Cordoba. It shocked the people of Al Andalus. And it was shared by
people all throughout their lands. We also find another shocking report by Abu Bakar Ibn Omar, Al
Katia and 999. He speaks about the 999 even Pharaoh visited the Canary Islands, and then he
continued on his journey West, and he found a set of islands and then he returned
		
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			al idrisi. One of the great geographies and history of the leading mapmaker in the 11th century, in
his famous geography book makes a detailed report about the journey of seafarers who left from the
shores of Andalusia and North Africa. And they went into the ocean, It is reported that eight
seafarers left the shores of Lisbon. Now what is now known as Portugal,
		
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			they went into the sea of darkness, the Atlantic Ocean, they found great turbulence, and they
landed, or they went on to a type of river moving in the ocean itself. It carried them for a number
of days, until they knew not where they were. Finally, they reached an island with nothing on it.
They then went to another island, and they found people. They were captured by these people and put
into chains. They were blindfolded and taken to a king,
		
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			who had a translator, speaking the Arabic language, this king informed them that their journey was a
true journey, and that the distance between them and their home was about two months. This is a
shocking report. And it shows us that Muslims had actually crossed the Atlantic and entered into
what today is known as the Caribbean region, probably landing on the Bahamas. But even more
shocking. What we find in this report is that the king already had somebody who could speak Arabic.
So that means that Arabic speaking people had made it across, established themselves and taught the
people how to speak Arabic, long before the 11th century. Shocking information for those who base
		
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			the history upon Christopher Columbus. But we recognize that it is important in this age, that we
look at history from all points of view. We understand that there were people who were on the shore
when Columbus landed, we and we should understand that even it is recognized in history, that the
Vikings that Leif Erickson made it to America from the north, that there were other people who
crossed the Atlantic. It was not the first time when Christopher Columbus landed, but a series of
people were able to go across
		
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			Muslims, were able to record the information in the Arabic language, Muslims were able to deliver
the message and to leave a record that will be read by people throughout the planet. That does take
a break and come back to more astounding information about Muslims in America before Columbus.
		
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			If you look into the lithofacies le exegesis of the Quran, you will find that on the professors who
are trying to find out where are the 711 weeks the natural product fish can delineate the boundaries
between seven different zones within the conclusion that we have seven different layers within the
EFF came to not only that was essential that would prostrate down in obedience to Allah subhanaw
taala the blessings of that prostration when the region is seventh
		
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			in the year 1517 ad
		
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			Famous Turkish navigated and mapmaker named Pierre de Rais brought a special set of maps to the
Ottoman Sultan. Salim the first. What we find today is astonishing information on these maps. The
maps were drawn up approximately in 1530. And we find not only detailed information of the South
American coastline, but we also find accurate latitude and longitude between Africa and South
America.
		
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			These maps, and especially the map of South America is hard evidence of the presence of Muslims in
this region.
		
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			Because by 1513, Columbus could not have had this information.
		
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			Remember, Columbus's journey was in 1492. And he was the first European explorer to reach these
lands. This map was drawn in 1513. How could they have drawn detailed maps of the South American
coastline without having been there previously, we also find on the map, the Andes Mountains of Peru
and the first European Conquistador, a conqueror to reach this region was Pizarro, who reached
approximately in 1527. So how could this be possible? How could Muslims have crushed the cross the
ocean with what technology? In the past, people would have said, It's impossible. Unless you are in
the Nina and Pinta, and the Santa Maria, of Christopher Columbus, you don't have this technology.
		
00:16:55 --> 00:17:07
			Unless your mapmaker came from Portugal or Spain, or from Italy, you don't have the ability to
cross. But now today, we are recognizing something very different.
		
00:17:08 --> 00:17:20
			A famous Norwegian, Scandinavian scientists named Thor Heyerdahl was able to cross the Atlantic
Ocean. This was around 1962.
		
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			He crossed leaving Safi in Morocco. And he landed in Barbados in the West Indies. Without using
major sails, he did not use the winds. He used the currents. And so there was a natural force within
the the ocean that we call the currents that literally pulls across people going across the
Atlantic. If you look at the map, from the west coast of Africa, to Brazil, you'll see that there is
not a great distance in between. If you study the currents, you will see the currents naturally take
you across either from North Africa, coming around and into the West Indies, or they can take you
from the west coast of Africa, and land you naturally into Brazil. And so with this understanding,
		
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			we look at the history of movement, the currents are able to take you across. There is no need for
major technology. And what though Heyerdahl did to also confirm this is that he used indigenous
materials from Africa. And he used papayas in the building of the boats, even to prove that the
ancient Egyptians could have come across. So there should be no doubt in our minds, that the Muslims
were able to cross the Atlantic and to reach into the Americas. Now, when we look at history again,
from an Islamic sources, we go to altomare and he in his work masala absorbed FEMA Malika absorbed
it is the journey of enlightened people into the kingdoms and empires of the world. And the Romani
		
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			brings a report of a great ruler coming from Mali, the Mansa Musa, who in 1324, made pilgrimage to
Mecca with close to 72,000 followers. But what is important about this report brought in his book
methodical absurd is that Mansa Musa when being interviewed by the Muslim scholars in in Egypt,
Mansa Musa informs them that his predecessor,
		
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			the Emir of the Mansour, who preceded him, Abu Bakar
		
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			crossed into the Atlantic with 2000 ships. He left the coast of Senegal and he never returned.
		
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			archeologists scientists have found in Central America, heads sculpted heads that show the presence
of West African mandinka Muslims.
		
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			It is shocking to see this information. A study was done about mandinka writing. And they found this
writing all along the Amazon, leading them into PayPal, and then into Central America. It went right
up into the United States. And Harvard University Professor Leo Weiner, in his book Africa and the
discovery of America, confirm this fact and confirmed the presence of Muslims who had gone across
and artifacts and goods that were shared by the people going either way. These mandinka Muslims are
known for their ability to travel and their love of long journeys must have journeyed along the
Amazon. They made it into Peru and from there, into Panama.
		
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			It is reported when Balboa, the Spanish conqueror reached into Panama into Central America, he found
dark skinned people would be it's and he was told by the lighter complexion, Hispanic people that
these people are very dangerous and they live in the interior go the other way. So Gomorra the
reporter says that Bilbo and his people went the other way. What we are finding out now is that
these are the descendants of African Muslims, who left the coast of West Africa and who travelled
into this region.
		
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			Leo whiner in his book Africa and the discovery of America confirms this. The reports of the men
Dinka writing in America confirms this. And it is shocking to find when it speaks about America,
drawings along with the mandinka writing. And and the drawing say with the writing. The elephants
are tired. There are numerous birds, it is extremely hot. And so the Muslim men Dinka
		
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			traveled throughout Central America and into what is now known as the southwest of the United
States. They travel up the Mississippi, and they actually met the native people. And they mixed with
the native populations in the Americas. Leo Wiener brings out also root words, and he brings out are
bits of agriculture that was shared between the peoples of the Americas and the people of Africa,
and the old world. Shocking information has come out of Central America as well, that shows even
within the language of the people that they were using terms such as Jairus, guavas, el mammies, to
describe these African Muslims who were living in Central America, the word el mammies is a mandinka
		
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			word, which originally comes from Arabic, the Arabic word le mom becomes LMR Mo, and then it becomes
al mammies. And so
		
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			we find that our African Muslims were able to make it into this region. Recently, a series of
sculpted heads were brought out of the ground and put into universities in Mexico. And it's shocking
to look at the sculpture within these heads, we find West African Muslim features, we also find on
one of these sculptures, a turban and a cap. This is the way of the Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad
peace be upon him, had his followers to wear a cap, and the turban and the men, Dinka Muslims were
known for the wearing of this cap and disturbing. So it is shocking to find now this information
excavated from the earth. We also find within these heads that are being excavated, we find
		
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			scarification on the face of some of these people. And this is something which is well known also in
West Africa, as the scars themselves become almost like a passport that takes you from one section
of West Africa into another. So the West African Muslims were able to interact with the people of
that region. When we look at the language of the people of the Caribbean, we find words such as
guanine, and guanine was the word being used for gold. So when Columbus and his people now come into
the region, and they're asking for
		
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			Gold, the people bring them forth this morning.
		
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			What is shocking to find today that the gold that was brought out to Columbus had the same alloy. It
was the same mixture of metals that was found in West Africa. So these West African Muslims, who was
so skilled in the minting of gold, because the largest coal mines in the world were located in their
lands must have passed on this information to the native people living in the Americas. So guanine
is coming from harder Vienna, which in Arabic denotes our riches, it goes from ohada into comedy or
gun Ghanian in the mandinka language, and then guanine in the Central American Caribbean languages.
So, when Christopher Columbus
		
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			discovered America as they say, he actually bumped into a land that was populated by people from
over 20,000 years. His Son, Ferdinand Columbus, who actually was the first of his group to go on to
the mainland, discovered in Mexico Hanging Gardens, he discovered philosophy, he discovered a
calendar system, which was similar to the system used by the ancient Egyptians. So there is strong
proof that the ancient Egyptians from the Nubian period, the pharaohs of the Nubian period, were
able to actually cross the Atlantic and they also mixed in with the people, it is shocking to find
in the same region pyramids, similar to the temple of Saqqara in Egypt. It is shocking also to find
		
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			green pieces of of minerals put into the mouths of the dead simple similar to the ancient nubians.
And so, the Muslims were following a series of explorers who cross the Atlantic. What is important
today for the people of Central America is that this history should come out to the world. And there
is a group known as the Garifuna people, known as the black Caribs, who live on the shores of
Central America in Belize, in Costa Rica and Honduras in Colombia. They also were living in St.
Vincent, on Grenada and the islands of the Caribbean. We are now connecting them to the early
mandinka settlers. They are not slaves who were brought during the European slavery period. They are
		
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			fighting for their rights, and they want to now seek their identity in West Africa, and also their
rights as an indigenous people. This is part of the shocking history. As we unfold untold stories
from World History. Let us continue and gain more gems of wisdom. As I leave you in peace. Assalamu
alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
		
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			as Rudy even had a connection with America,
		
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			but the most astonishing achievement of this age was the development of the magnetic needle.
		
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			This was the first true compass that was ever made.
		
00:28:58 --> 00:30:00
			After this, Muslims developed the sextant, the quadrant, the astrolabe, they were able to literally
outfit the ships, and enable explorers and Congress to travel around the world. But unfortunately,
with all of this glory with these astounding achievements, that Muslims made, almost no credit is
given to their work. Arabic names were systematically taken out of the dictionaries. And the true
understanding of what happened in the so called Dark Ages was lost to the world. The reality is and
was, this was not a dark age. This was actually the golden age of Islam. And Muslims were able to
travel to the far corners of the planet. Shockingly, for many people, Muslims were actually able
		
00:30:00 --> 00:30:12
			to cross the Atlantic and reach America long before Christopher Columbus. We have learned in early
parts of our series that Christopher Columbus
		
00:30:14 --> 00:31:01
			claimed to have discovered America that he was actually on his way to India. He thought that he
would meet the great Khan and his chief navigator, Rodrigo could speak the Arabic language.
Christopher Columbus knew that Muslims had made journeys, too far distant points in the planet. If
you read his memoirs, you'll see that Columbus went north first to the area of Iceland. And then he
came down into West Africa. He went to the Canary Islands off the coast of Senegal. And he witnessed
large dugout boats that were leaving the coast of West Africa, and following the currents and going
into the Americas. So
		
00:31:02 --> 00:31:08
			Columbus knew that there was land across the ocean. It was not a total
		
00:31:09 --> 00:31:28
			discovery in the sense that he had previous knowledge. We need to be objective with this. And if we
look at writings in the Arabic language, made by some of these great geographers and scientists, we
recognize that Muslims had actually recorded journeys to America.
		
00:31:29 --> 00:31:47
			Around 956, Elon Musk Rudy, Abu Hassan al musk Rudy Rahim Allah wrote in his guru Java hub, a famous
book of geography. He wrote about the journey of a young man who left Cordoba
		
00:31:48 --> 00:32:08
			and went into the Atlantic Ocean. His name was harsh Hoss inside us What? And he went into the
Atlantic Ocean. According to this report, he crossed the Atlantic, he made contact with the people
on the other side, and he returned somewhere around 89 ad.
		
00:32:09 --> 00:32:42
			This report shocked the people of Cordoba. It shocked the people and the loose, and it was shared by
people all throughout their lands. We also find another shocking report by Abu Bakar, Eben aroma,
alpha T. Katia and 999. He speaks about the 999 even photo visited the Canary Islands, and then he
continued on his journey West, and he found a set of islands. And then he returned,
		
00:32:43 --> 00:33:11
			led idrisi one of the great geographers and history of the leading mapmaker in the 11th century. In
his famous geography book makes a detailed report about the journey of seafarers who left from the
shores of Al Andalus and North Africa. And they went into the ocean It is reported that eight
seafarers left the shores of Lisbon. Now, what is now known as Portugal,
		
00:33:12 --> 00:34:07
			they went into the sea of darkness, the Atlantic Ocean, they found great turbulence, and they
landed, or they went on to a type of river moving in the ocean itself. It carried them for a number
of days, until they knew not where they were. Finally, they reached an island with nothing on it.
They then went to another island, and they found people. They were captured by these people and put
into chains. They were blindfolded and taken to a king, who had a translator, speaking the Arabic
language, this king informed them that the journey was a true journey, and that the distance between
them and their home was about two months. This is a shocking report. And it shows us that Muslims
		
00:34:07 --> 00:34:56
			had actually crossed the Atlantic and entered into what today is known as the Caribbean region,
probably landing on the Bahamas. But even more shocking. What we find in this report is that the
king already had somebody who could speak Arabic. So that means the Arabic speaking people had made
it across, established themselves and taught the people how to speak Arabic, long before the 11th
century. Shocking information for those who base the history upon Christopher Columbus. But we
recognize that it is important in this age, that we look at history from all points of view. We
understand that there were people who were on the shore when Columbus landed, we and we should
		
00:34:56 --> 00:34:59
			understand that even it is recognized in history.
		
00:35:00 --> 00:35:14
			The Vikings that Leif Erickson made it to America from the north, that there were other people who
cross the Atlantic. It was not the first time when Christopher Columbus landed, but a series of
people were able to go across
		
00:35:15 --> 00:35:36
			Muslims, were able to record the information in the Arabic language, Muslims were able to deliver
the message and to leave a record that will be read by people throughout the planet. That does take
a break, and come back to more astounding information about Muslims in America before Columbus.
		
00:35:50 --> 00:35:51
			If you look into the
		
00:35:53 --> 00:36:25
			early executions of the Koran, you will find that on the professors who are trying to find out where
are the 711 weeks, the natural product fish can delineate the boundaries between seven different
zones with the conclusion that we have seven different layers within the earth came to not only that
was essential that would prostrate down in obedience to Allah subhanaw taala the blessings of that
prostration when the rich the seventh
		
00:36:40 --> 00:37:20
			in the year 1517 ad, a famous Turkish navigator and mapmaker named Patty rice brought a special set
of maps to the Ottoman Sultan, Selim the first. What we find today is astonishing information on
these maps. The maps were drawn up approximately in 1530. And we find not only detailed information
of the South American coastline, but we also find accurate latitude and longitude between Africa and
South America.
		
00:37:22 --> 00:37:32
			These maps, and especially the map of South America is hard evidence of the presence of Muslims in
this region.
		
00:37:33 --> 00:37:39
			Because by 1513, Columbus could not have had this information.
		
00:37:41 --> 00:38:38
			Remember, Columbus's journey was in 1492. And he was the first European explorer to reach these
lands. This map was drawn in 1513. How could they have drawn detailed maps of the South American
coastline without having been there previously, we also find on the map, the Andes Mountains of Peru
and the first European Conquistador, a conqueror to reach this region was Pizarro, who reached
approximately in 1527. So how could this be possible? How could Muslims have crushed the cross the
ocean with what technology? In the past, people would have said, It's impossible. Unless you are in
the Nina and Pinta, and the Santa Maria, of Christopher Columbus, you don't have this technology.
		
00:38:38 --> 00:38:50
			Unless your mapmaker came from Portugal or Spain, or from Italy. You don't have the ability to
cross. But now today, we are recognizing something very different.
		
00:38:51 --> 00:39:03
			A famous Norwegian, Scandinavian scientists named Thor Heyerdahl was able to cross the Atlantic
Ocean. This was around 1962.
		
00:39:05 --> 00:39:56
			He crossed leaving Safi in Morocco. And he landed in Barbados in the West Indies. Without using
major sales, he did not use the winds. He used the currents. And so there was a natural force within
the the ocean that we call the currents that literally pulls across people going across the
Atlantic. If you look at the map, from the west coast of Africa, to Brazil, you'll see that there is
not a great distance in between. If you study the currents, you will see that currents naturally
take you across either from North Africa coming around and into the West Indies, or they can take
you from the west coast of Africa and land you naturally into Brazil. And so with this
		
00:39:56 --> 00:39:59
			understanding, we look at the history
		
00:40:00 --> 00:40:56
			movement, the currents are able to take you across. There is no need for major technology. And what
though Heyerdahl did to also confirm this is that he used indigenous materials from Africa. And he
used pirates papayas in the building of the boats, even to prove that the ancient Egyptians could
have come across. So there should be no doubt in our minds, that the Muslims were able to cross the
Atlantic and to reach into the Americas. Now, when we look at history again, from an Islamic
sources, we go to altomare and he in his work, masala can absorb FEMA Malika, I'm sorry. It is the
journey of enlightened people into the kingdoms and empires of the world. And Ahmadi brings a report
		
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			of a great ruler coming from Mali, the Mansa Musa, who in 1324, made pilgrimage to Mecca with close
to 72,000 followers. But what is important about this report brought in his book methodical absurd
is that Mansa Musa when being interviewed by the Muslim scholars in in Egypt, once a Moosa informs
them that his predecessor,
		
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			the Emir of the Mansour, who preceded him, Abu Baca, crossed into the Atlantic with 2000 ships, he
left the coast of Senegal, and he never returned.
		
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			Archeologists, scientists have found in Central America headsculpt sculpted heads that show the
presence of West African mandinka Muslims.
		
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			It is shocking to see this information. A study was done about mandinka writing. And they found this
writing all along the Amazon, leading them into PayPal, and then into Central America. It went right
up into the United States and Harvard University Professor Leo Weiner in his book Africa, and the
discovery of America confirmed this fact and confirmed the presence of Muslims who had gone across
and artifacts and goods that were shared by the people going either way. These mandinka Muslims
known for their ability to travel, and their love of long journeys must have journeyed along the
Amazon. They made it into Peru and from there, into Panama.
		
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			It is reported when Balboa, the Spanish conqueror, reached into Panama into Central America, he
found dark skinned people would be it's and he was told by the lighter complexion, Hispanic people
that these people are very dangerous and they live in the interior go the other way. So Gomorra the
reporter says that Bilbo and his people went the other way. What we are finding out now is that
these are the descendants of African Muslims, who left the coast of West Africa and who traveled
into this region.
		
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			Leo whiner in his book Africa and the discovery of America confirms this. The reports of the men
Dinka writing in America confirms this. And it is shocking to find when it speaks about America,
drawings along with the mandinka writing and the drawing say with the writing. The elephants are
tired. There are numerous birds, it is extremely hot. And so the Muslim men Dinka
		
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			traveled throughout Central America and into what is now known as the southwest of the United
States. They travel up the Mississippi, and they actually met the native people, and they mixed with
the native populations in the Americas. Leo Wiener brings out also root words, and he brings out
bits of agriculture that was shared between the peoples of the Americas and the people of Africa and
the old world. Shocking information has come out of Central America as well, that shows even within
the language of the people that they were using terms such as jarrus guavas, el mummies to describe
these African Muslims who were living in Central America. The word el mummies is a mandinka word
		
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			which originally comes from Arabic
		
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			The Arabic word le mom becomes LMR, boo, and then it becomes l mammies. And so
		
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			we find that our African Muslims were able to make it into this region. Recently, a series of
sculpted heads were brought out of the ground and put into universities in Mexico. And it's shocking
to look at the sculpture within these heads, we find West African Muslim features, we also find on
one of these sculptures, a turban and a cap. This is the way of the Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad
peace be upon him, had his followers to wear a cap, and the turban and the men, Dinka Muslims were
known for the wearing of this cap and disturbing. So it is shocking to find now this information
excavated from the earth, we also find within these heads that are being excavated, we find
		
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			scarification on the face of some of these people. And this is something which is well known also in
West Africa, as the scars themselves become almost like a passport that takes you from one section
of West Africa into another. So the West African Muslims were able to interact with the people of
that region. When we look at the language of the people of the Caribbean, we find words such as
guanine, and guanine was the word being used for gold. So when Columbus and his people now come into
the region, and they're asking for gold, the people bring them forth this morning.
		
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			What is shocking to find today, that the gold that was brought out to Columbus had the same alloy,
it was the same mixture of metals that was found in West Africa. So these West African Muslims, who
was so skilled in the minting of gold, because the largest coal mines in the world were located in
their lands must have passed on this information to the native people living in the Americas. So
guanine is coming from a harder Vienna, which in Arabic denotes our riches. It goes from Rihanna
into cardi or gun gunnin in the mandinka language, and then guanine in the Central American
Caribbean languages. So when Christopher Columbus
		
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			discovered America, as they say, he actually bumped into a land that was populated by people from
over 20,000 years. His Son, Ferdinand Columbus, who actually was the first of his group to go on to
the mainland, discovered in Mexico Hanging Gardens, he discovered philosophy, he discovered a
calendar system, which was similar to the system used by the ancient Egyptians. So there is strong
proof that the ancient Egyptians from the Nubian period, the pharaohs of the Nubian period, were
able to actually cross the Atlantic and they also mixed in with the people, it is shocking to find
in the same region pyramids, similar to the temple of Saqqara in Egypt. It is shocking also to find
		
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			green pieces of of minerals put into the mouths of the dead simple similar to the ancient nubians.
And so, the Muslims were following a series of explorers who crossed the Atlantic. What is important
today for the people of Central America is that this history should come out to the world. And there
is a group known as the Garifuna people, known as the black Caribs, who live on the shores of
Central America in Belize, in Costa Rica and Honduras in Colombia. They also were living in St.
Vincent, Grenada and the islands of the Caribbean. We are now connecting them to the early mandinka
settlers. They are not slaves who were brought during the European slavery period. They are fighting
		
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			for their rights, and they want to now seek their identity in West Africa and also their rights as
an indigenous people. This is part of the shocking history as we unfold untold stories from World
History. Let us continue and gain more gems of wisdom as I leave you in peace. Assalamualaikum
warahmatullahi wabarakatuh