There might be some evidence that Muslims and possibly even Muslims from the Empire of Mali were in America before Columbus. In the 1300s Mansa Musa came to the throne after his brother (Abu Bakr II) supposedly went on a voyage to the Americas. Over a hundred years later Columbus may have mentioned seeing a Mosque on a hill in Cuba, which would confirm that Muslims may have been in the America's first. It is not clear how much of is true, but you can not rule it out either.
Africa's 'greatest explorer'
Abu Bakr II: Did the King of Ancient Mali go to America?
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Bipin Dimri January 20, 2022
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So Muslims beat Columbus to America? They had better get in line
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