Percentage of Enslaved Africans who were Muslims in the Americas?

Black History Month should be of interest to every Muslim, especially in America. It is estimated that upwards to 20 percent of the Africans enslaved in the Americas were Muslim. In some areas, such as the coast of the Carolinas, Georgia, and parts of Virginia, the percentages of Muslims in the slave population may have approached 40 percent. The fact that the search of a random African American, Alex Haley, for his roots led him to a Muslim village in West Africa is indicative of the widespread Muslim presence among the enslaved population here in the Americas.

This article is excerpted from Imam Zaid’s book, Scattered Pictures: Reflections of an American Muslim.
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Sourced from: http://www.whyislam.org/muslim-world/reflections-on-black-history-month/

African Americans who are not Muslims are invited to become Muslims

Jesus taught people to do the Will of God (according to Mark 3:35) in order to become his brothers, mothers or sisters. A Muslim means one who submits to the Will of God. Do you want to become a brother of Jesus? If yes, become a Muslim. Now is the time.

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