| The first mosque in the United States was founded in
1893 |
| The 19th century American Muslim Muhammad Alexander Russell Webb found a mosque in what is now downtown
Manhattan |
| The largest Muslim community in the Western Hemisphere in the 19th century was in
Brazil |
| In the 4th
century A.H. (10th Century A.D.), Jabir al-Battani discovered the
phenomenon of predictable annual solar eclipses.
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| Muhammad b. Malik's poem, Alfiyah Ibn Malik contains exactly one thousand verses explaining everything you need to know about Arabic
grammar. |
| The word - believe - occurs over one thousand times in the Quran, one time for every six
ayat. |
| The first Muslim arrived in North America in 1539 as a guide for the Franciscan Friar Marcos de Niza
exploring what is now Arizona.
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Population
of Muslims in Canada
1871............13
1901...........400
1911.........1500
1951.........3000
1991.....253,260 |
"There
are many Islamic elements in Latin culture
The Spanish "ojala" is derived from the Arabic "insha'allah"
(both expressions mean God willing), while the Spanish exclamation
"olé" comes from "Allah."
Imam Ocasio also sees Islamic influences in Spanish and Latin
American architecture. "[Just look at the] fountains, tiles,
arches," he says. "You want proof that many artisans and
workers were secretly Muslim? There are churches and
cathedrals in Latin America which were built facing Mecca."
for more info on latin islamic history:
http://www.africana.com/index_19991101.htm http://www.angelfire.com/sys/popup_source.shtml?Category=
http://salam.muslimsonline.com/~azahoor/qurtuba.html
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| The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca has the tallest minaret in the world.
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Population
of Muslims in the US
1900..................10,000
mid 1970s..............800,000
mid 1990
s............4,500,000
mid 1995..............5,100,000
in 2000..............5,730,000
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Medical
Licensing Board!
Caliph Al-Abbas asked his physician Isa ibn Yusuf to prepare an
examination of medical competence. Doctors who did not pass the
examination were debarred from medical practice. 860 men were
successful, and hundreds were expelled from the
profession.
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Islam
in China
The Ancient Record of the Tang Dynasty describes a landmark visit
to China by Saad ibn Abi Waqqas (ra), one of the companions of
Prophet Muhammad (s) in 650 C.E. The Chinese emperor
Yung-Wei respected the teachings of Islam and considered it to be
compatible with the teachings of Confucius. The emperor
approved the establishment of China's first mosque at Ch'ang-an.
That mosque still stands today after fourteen centuries.
http://users.erols.com/ameen/islchina.htm |
| The tones used for Quranic recitation are 400 percent finer than those used in Western music. |
| Cordoba, Spain's three famous millhouses designed and built by Muslims in the 12th century were still being used in 1950. |
| Ibn al-Nafis was the first to describe the pulmonary circulation of the blood - 3 centuries before Michael Servetas (1556) and Rinaldo Colombo
(1559) |
| The Quran has been translated into Zulu, even though there are only 10,000 Zulu speaking Muslims. |
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700 BC
The Egyptians develop the first egg
incubators 'chicken ovens'
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1000 BC
Human excrement, manure, and plant
waste are used as fertilizer in Mesopotamia and Egypt. The idea of
fertilization subsequently spreads
The cat is domesticated in Egypt |
2000 BC
Bananas and tea cultivated in India
The first seed drills are used in
Egypt. Seeds are deposited into the plowed furrow by a funnel
attached to the back of the plow.
Fowl are domesticated in the Indus
valley, probably from Gallus gallus.
Apples begin to be cultivated in the
Middle East.
The watermelon is cultivated in
Africa. |
2400 BC
Honey bee domesticated in Egypt
Viticulture (grape cultivation) is
featured in hieroglyphics in Egypt. |
2500 BC
Elephants domesticated in India
Cabbage is cultivated in the Middle East
Wheat and barley are cultivated at
Mohenjo Daro ( present day Pakistan). Millet,
dates, melons, and other fruits and vegetables are also eaten. |
3000 BC
Camels domesticated in the Middle
East.
Systematic three-year crop rotation is
introduced in Mesopotamia.
Rice begins to be cultivated in India.
Irrigation canals begin to be built in
Mesopotamia and Egypt. |
3600 BC
Agriculture begins in the valley
alluvia of the Nile.
The ass, the first draft animal, is
domesticated and is in common use in northeast Africa, Egypt, the
Mediterranean basin, and both the Near and Far East. They are used
as pack animals and are in regular service on caravan routes
stretching from eastern Europe and northern Africa to India and
China. |
4000 BC
Grapes cultivated in present-day
Turkestan.
Wheat, barley, peas, dates, and other
fruits are grown in the Indus valley. Water buffalo, camels, and
cattle are bred for food and as draft animals. |
8000 BC
Cattle domesticated
in the Middle East, probably from the wild ox Bos taurus.
Domesticated wheat is
grown at Tell Mureybit on the river Euphrates, Syria.
Domesticated barley is
grown at Jericho, in the Middle East. |
10,000 BC
The goat is domesticated in the Middle
East at Asiab (near Iraq) |
