miscellany101Jul 4, 2023
Qasim Rashid, Esq.

On Dec 20, 1777, the Kingdom of Morocco became the world's first country to recognize U.S. independence. Sultan Mohammed III ordered Moroccan ports to open to American ships & an alliance was built.

Some ignorantly claim that Islam & Muslims are incompatible with America. In truth, America's longest global alliance is with Muslim majority Morocco.

So this July 4th—recognize that America’s greatness is as a secular nation that celebrates people of all faiths & no faith on the tenets of justice.

Jul 4, 2023 at 1:37pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadtw1tchJul 4, 2023
@QasimRashid thank you for the information.
Show threadCole MinarJul 4, 2023
@QasimRashid are you sure about that? According to AllThingsLiberty.com the first country to formally recognize the independence of the United States of America was the Kingdom of France. On February 6, 1778, American independence was formally recognized in a double treaty-signing ceremony in Paris. France was followed by the Dutch Republic in 1782 and Spain in 1783.
Show threadlessertroutJul 5, 2023

@ColeMinar @QasimRashid

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco%E2%80%93United_States_relations#:~:text=On%20December%2020%2C%201777%2C%20the,Declaration%20of%20Independence%20was%20issued. "On December 20, 1777, the Kingdom of Morocco became the first country in the world to recognize United States independence, only a year and a half after the U.S. Declaration of Independence was issued."

Please correct me if I am reading that wrong.

Morocco–United States relations - Wikipedia

Show threadtheurge14Jul 5, 2023

@ColeMinar

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan%E2%80%93American_Treaty_of_Friendship

Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship - Wikipedia

Show threadSharon Gibson MorganJul 4, 2023

@QasimRashid Thomas Jefferson brought two volumes of the Koran while studying law. Historians attribute his purchase to his interest in other religions as well as a means to understand Islam’s influence on some of the world’s legal systems.

The article from the Smithsonian also notes 20% of the enslaved Africans were Muslims, but it's not clear why Jefferson, who owned slaves, would have a Koran because of this. https://tinyl.io/8t88

#4thofjuly #islam #thomasjefferson #koran

Why Thomas Jefferson Owned a Qur’an

Islam in America dates to the founding fathers, says Smithsonian’s religion curator Peter Manseau

Smithsonian Magazine
Show threadHumble Fan of Atty. WooJul 4, 2023

@QasimRashid

Good. Carry on.

Show threadBrett Glass - WY7BGJul 4, 2023
@QasimRashid How does this jibe with the Islamic concept of a Caliphate - an unelected theocracy?
Show threadMorganaJul 4, 2023
@QasimRashid Please remind the United States that they are a secular country with separation of Church/Religion and State…….
Show threadWndlBJul 5, 2023
@morganalafee You sure? Been reading SCt Opinions of the Court the last few years?
Show threadMabianJul 4, 2023
@QasimRashid right. This from 2017 👇🏽 https://theconversation.com/why-jeffersons-vision-of-american-islam-matters-today-78155
Why Jefferson’s vision of American Islam matters today

The first two Muslim-American women are in Congress now. They stand in a long and little-known tradition of Islam in America.

The Conversation
Show threadResolviendo la incógnita 🌐Jul 4, 2023
@QasimRashid Officially, it was Morocco, but the Dutch at St. Eustatius’ Orange Bay, saluted the U.S. flag "Grand Union" on November 16, 1776 when the brigantine Andrew Doria arrived. This was considered by England as the first recognition of independence of the Colonies.
Show threadGrandpa DonJul 4, 2023

@QasimRashid

Christianity has as a basic tenet that everyone must "find Jesus" and they are obliged to make it happen. They have colonized and sent missionaries to "convert the heathens" all over the world. Of COURSE they want to convert the US.

Show threadJohn Faithfull🌍🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧡 ✊🏼✊🏿Jul 4, 2023
@QasimRashid I did not know this 👍
Show threadEsslar2Jul 4, 2023
@QasimRashid What's this "faith" stuff? Faith in what?
Show threadAmaru Ca 💙 🐈‍⬛️  🌙Jul 7, 2023
@flyhigh @QasimRashid Faith in trade and slavery, of course. It was a unifying force above all else.
Kinda stands out like a really sore thumb.
#BlackMastodon #Histodons #History
Show threadSearingTruthJul 4, 2023

@QasimRashid

"Do not carelessly take the hope of others my friends.

We all derive that most precious gift from so many different sources. From deep within ourselves, from belief in good and benevolent supernatural forces, from belief in ordered and ultimately just natural forces, and from a plethora of other deeply held and personal beliefs uncounted.

Our fight is not with hope fellow citizens, it is with intolerance, despair, suffering, and death.

In fact, we need not fear the beliefs of others, only their imposition upon us."
SearingTruth

Show threadWndlBJul 5, 2023
@QasimRashid What you said here is also a beautiful illustration of history, and what 'history' is. This is an indisputable fact. But if it has gone down the memory hole (I never knew all that before, and I'm 73), and if it isn't taught to the kiddos,... Also, do the Moms for Liberty approve of it being taught?
Show threadtimboJul 5, 2023
@QasimRashid so there’s one good Muslim country?
Show threadsparseMatrix 📻Jul 5, 2023

@QasimRashid

I don't mean to get at cross purposes with you, but the Islam of that day was a very different creature than the Islam of today.

Show threadMaryPotJul 7, 2023

@QasimRashid

It purports to be. Whether it actually is ... is a whole 'nother question.