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  1. My Palestinian great grandfather fought on the side of the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878 or as referred in Arabic as Harb al-Muskuf, under the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. He lost his leg during that war and would have been left there to die had it not been for a black African who carried him on his back for several miles where he received necessary medical care. He returned to Palestine, got married, had two sons and four. daughters, one of the sons was my grandfather. My grandfather in return had five sons and three daughters. My father( may he rest in peace) had three sons, including myself, and three daughters. And my children have given me grandchildren. Nineteen last count. Praise Allah. Had it not been for that unknown, selfless black African, and the grace of Allah, none of us would be around today.
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  2. As a Qazaq-Turkic Muslim from Mongolia I find this video very useful for other Muslims around the world, rahmat! 😊
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  3. Someone needs to send this to France 👀
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  4. Don’t forget the arms embargo imposed on the Bosnians so they couldn’t defend themselves.
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  5. So proud to be muslim for centuries in the middle of the Europe! Salam from Bosnia
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  6. Thank you. We should unite again, Turkic Council is doing a good progress on this now. We are all turks - azeri, uyghur, uzbek, turkmen, qazaq, qirg'iz, turk, tatar, and so on. Turkistan
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  7. As a South Asian, I thank Turks for bringing Islam to us and freeing us from the shakles of Hinduism.
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  8. As a China born American Hui Muslim currently vacationing in Shadian, Yunnan China , I thank you for giving such an objective review of Hui Muslim history.
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  9. I'm a Jew from the US and I recently reverted to Islam alhamdulillah ☝️
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  10. My Moms family are Sunni Kurds from Iran, and her families town, there is a masjid named after Abu Bakr, and we are all proud Muslims, and proud Iranians.
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  11. Turks indeed had a decisive role in triggering historical major events like the Migration Period, Crusades, shaping the history of Balkans, Islamization of Northern India, Age of Discovery as well as ending the Middle Ages with the conquest of Constantinople, fall of the Roman Empire.
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  12. was raised catholic and attended church in the 80s and 90s, I remember a bunch the older women wearing veils. Had no idea the rule was only changed in 83
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  13. My grandfather took shahada in the late 1960s after Malik El Shabazz aka Malcom X left the nation Alhamdulilah me and my family are born Muslims in this family
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  14. I am Kazakh and alhamdullilah for the blessing of Islam. Great video, Omar! One side note, Kazakhs didn't became Muslims only after Öz Beg Khan, most of people in the area of Kazakhstan were Muslim prior the Mongol invasions. One of most prominent Turkic preachers of Islam, poet and a famous Sufi Qoja Ahmad Yassawi is regarded as the one who influenced the spread of Islam in Kazakhstan and Central Asia immensely, we revere him a lot and name plenty of things in his honor. He lived 11-12th centuries. Same with Al Farabi and Balasughni. As one could see on a map of Karakhanids, most of their territory lied within Kazakhstan. Anyway I'm proud of our history and the fact that my ancestors chose the right path, siratul mustaqeem and became Muslim and Kazakhstan is now largest Muslim country by size.
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  15. This documentary is very awakening. I happened to visit Malaga to gather evidences of Islamic remnants and relics there. I found Alcazava, GilAlfaro, the oldest Muslim market there, the mosques which were converted to churches, Islamic bath house, and many more interesting archaic artifacts made by Muslims.
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  16. Wow this was really interesting! There was so many facts and it did make me see head coverings differently throughout history. I am Eastern European and in church we have always had to wear scarves or coverings over our hair and I’ve always wondered about that relation to Islamic head coverings. Keep making videos! 😀
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  17. As a Turk from Turkey I can confirm that my brother Omar (which also my name) shared exact knowledge of Turks' history. I'm glad our ancestors did an excellent job and spread Allah's (swt) message to many civilazation. Assalamualaikum to all my brothers and sisters from the world.
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  18. I tried looking into islamic history in Japan however there were extremely limited details on this topic, thank you for producing such a high quality and well explained video.
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  19. Very surprised at how you got to all the important points in such a vast topic in just 15 minutes. May Allah reward you.
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  20. From Tunisia, I tell you, my brothers, that we are all proud of our Islamic history. Peace be upon you in all parts of the world
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  21. This should made into a movie. What an amazing true story
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  22. I remember a few years ago finding out the second Japanese convert to Islam was a nobleman and a lineage holding ritual tea master as well as a descendant of miyamoto musashi the most famous Japanese swordsman/samurai
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  23. Im Malay Muslim from Malaysia. Tqsm for this invaluable informative video abt the full history of Islam in China , and giving info how China spread Islam to Malaysia
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  24. Hi 🖐️ Sir, im a Muslim Revert in Chennai City, South India. Make video about my Tamil Muslims in South India. Here, Islam came during the life time of the Beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW. A king from our neighbour state Kerala traveled to Mecca, met the Prophet Muhammad SAW and brought Islam to India.
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  25. We need a modern day Saladin leader. Not only a successful commander, but also successful in piety
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  26. Salam alaikum to Chinese muslim Brothers and sisters 🇨🇳♥️
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  27. I'm a Somali, and axmad guray is our hero. we learned about his history in schools, and there is a status of him in ethiopia even.
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  28. "Historical Amnesia" just hit me hard We often forget the sacrifices which our forefathers made in order for us to practice Islam today with peace and serenity. Yet here we are , most of us , ignorant of our purpose in our life. 😔😕.
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  29. Some Chinese Muslims moved to Central Asia and still keep their Chinese language as at home speaking language one of them is Dungans in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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  30. May Allah restore the Turks back to the great and honourable position they held in the past. And enable them to once again give victory to Islam.
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  31. Maldivian here. I feel goosebumps to listen. Thanks brother. But let me correct few things: Sultan Hassan IX who converted to Christianity did not stay in the Maldives during Portuguese rule. The Portuguese rather than giving him power, made him live in Goa. It was the person what we call Andiri Andirin (said to be Andrea Andrews, a Portuguese) that ruled on behalf of Portuguese empire. As the story goes, a bullet from Muhammad Thakurufaanu hit him, and that's how Portuguese were defeated. Alhamdulillah.
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  32. I’m Kyrgyz I told my wife that I’m Turk ,she thought I’m crazy😁lol
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  33. If the roles were reversed Islamophobes would cry about it all day and night.
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  34. when muslims in history lost battles to mongols, Allah won those battles for us by converting those mongols to Islam.
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  35. World war 2 started in 1917 ? Can you please link your sources. I feel like theres alot of sensational news in this video. Where do you get all these facts from? I am muslim myself, but I am also a history and geography teacher.
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  36. Al-Jahiz, the renowned ninth century Arab prose writer, wrote an essay entitled “The Virtues of the Turks.” In this essay al-Jahiz describes the various contingents that formed the Abbasid army and argues that the Turks were far superior to the other groups when it came to fighting, riding, discipline, and war.
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  37. These high quality videos will definitely get you big on YT insha’allah keep it up bro
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  38. Fun fact: Carlos wearing beard looks more like a Pashtun than any foreigner. There is an interesting aspect to this fact. Historically speaking, the areas surroundeding modern day Central Asia, Afghanistan & Pakistan particularly the Pahstun belt was part of Greco-Bactrian & Indo-Greek kingdoms which were formed post Alexander's conquests. Many of those Greek populace gradually assimilated into the local culture. That's why there many different shades of Pashtuns from East to West, from looking Iranic to looking Greek to looking Indian.
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  39. It's quite sad to see how japan had forgotten much of their islamic learning But thankfully alhamdulilah islam is the fastest growing religion in Japan in the 21st century It's doubled in the last decade and it may very well be one of the last faiths to still exist in Japan since Japan is declining in population and faith Most religious establishments will decline or be replaced
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  40. Should’ve included the lineage of Ismail too since they are cousins of Bani Israel too. Make a full circle of why prophethood went to the other branch of the family.
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  41. You have my respect .a Muslim from🇸🇴
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  42. Wow 😯 As an Afghan I Never knew about This All I Knew Was That The First Mosque In Australia Was Built by an Afghan Thanks for the information ❤❤❤
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  43. Wow. Never knew about these Historical facts. The Japanese people are among my favourite races in the world. I love their humility, thier dedication and discipline to the cause, there respect and their politeness to others.
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  44. Those Europeans complained of German occupation in ww2, only then to continue their colonial occupation of Muslim lands. 🤦
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  45. Everyone should appreciate this man's efforts for researching about such untold stories of Muslims hidden in history. RESPECT BROTHER👏👏
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  46. I am a UZBEK Muslim boy.❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. Alhamdullillah
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  47. May Allah subhanah wa tallah have mercy on the bosnain people, they've gone through so much pain Bosnia is proof that YugoSlavia was never about Pan-Slavism
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  48. Subhan Allah i get goosebumps when i hear about how powerful we were once upon a time the amount of Izzah that allah gave us.
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  49. Masha Allah, Turks have always been the flag bearers in defending & expanding Islam. Muslims empires were the super powers when Turks ruled; Ottomans, Mughals & the Tughlag etc. Turks have Islam in their blood, that's why the Turkish people are still religious even after hardcore secularisation since decades. Love from India.
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  50. Khalid ibn al-Walid was one of the greatest tacticians who ever lived. God willing he is at peace in paradise.
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