Did Muslims Discover America? - Dr. Jerald F. Dirks

The history of Islam and Muslims in America dates further back in history than the arrival of Columbus to the Americas. Often times people fail to recognize the immense contributions of Islam and Muslims in various civilizations. This video is just one portrait of those many contributions.

Introduction [start time 00:00]
About me [start time 02:17]
Did Muslims Discover America [start time 02:46]
Why is this topic important
When did Muslims come to America
Muslims were here long before Christopher Columbus even thought about coming to America

Muslims from Spain coming to America [start time 07:49]
Muslims from Morocco coming to America [start time 10:18]
Abu Bukhari or Columbus?

Is this information in English? [start time 12:13]
What the significance of these events [start time 13:08]
Muslims that came with Columbus [start time 14:20]
Spanish Inquisition
Muslims with Spanish Expedition

Muslims with the early colonies [start time 20:10]
Kantey Kintay

Conclusion of the talk [start time 27:05]
Conclusion [start time 28:00]


Dr. Dirks is a former minister (deacon) of the United Methodist Church. He holds a Master's degree in Divinity from Harvard University and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Denver. Author of "The Cross and the Crescent: An Interfaith Dialogue between Christianity and Islam" (2001), and "Abraham: The Friend of God" (2002). He has published over 60 articles in the field of clinical psychology, and over 150 articles on Arabian horses.

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[groundboy16]

This is totally untrue, Muslims did not discover America which we can use common basic. Why hasn't one Indian been converted to Islam by the Muslims? At least one of the Muslim traders could of gave them a Qur'an. I can say the Norse discovered America since they began travelling in the 11th century. I can say for God's sake the Indians discovered the New World since technically they originated from Asia.

[khalifahklothing]

@groundboy16 Search "Native American Muslims " on google.

[Gutsukyo]

It's true. Muslims were in America before Christopher Columbus. The only difference is....the Muslims went there to trade with the Indians, unlike Christopher Columbus who went there to Annihilate them. Christian Europeans....always killing someone. x /

[PrInCeSsuk8]

i always knew ther was something special about muslims.......

[Gallowghoul]

@groundboy16 I think you might be confusing a race with a religion.

[91moonlight91]

@groundboy16

and if u didn't search for it....it's not an evidence that we didn't discover America since indean didn't convert

[iArsalan]

@groundboy16 Look up the Cherokee Muslims online. They have a well documented genealogy of their past chiefs, many of them where Muslim and had Arabic surnames. Also if you look in the Library of Congress, you'll find a treaty written between the US and the "Indigenous Muurs". A recognized native population of Muslims whose treaty and sovereignty is still recognized today by the US government..

[iArsalan]

Actually the contact between Africans from the Guinea coast (Mandingos) and the Americas is older than Islam. But as the people of the region converted to Islam they naturally brought their religion with them. I say this because I wish for my Muslim brothers and sisters to begin recognizing African contributions to the Ummah and to the world.

It was not Islam that compelled us to cross the "sea of darkness", we had been doing it since ancient times.

[IIprotecttheinnocent]

Awaken oh muslims allah s.w.t has always favoured you..till you forgot to serve him...

we are the best of mankind and we shall INSHALLAH return to that state! RETURN TO YOUR DEEN OH UMMAH! and allah s.w.t shall return you to your glorified state inshalalh...

[Ummahstreamdotcom]

The best reference is Sura Ar--Rahman - 55 in the Quran.

[SonicPsycho]

Does anyone have a source of this stuff? It sounds fascinating, but naturally I'm skeptical.

[faisal99911]

i love this show

[birannibraim90]

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