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Sep 7, 1533
Queen Elizabeth I is Born
This is the moment when Queen Elizabeth I was born and since she was ruling when the Muslim immigration began I feel it is important to include this on my timeline. -
Jan 1, 1558
Queen Elizabeth I Begins Reign
This is the moment in time when Queen Elizabeth I began her rule when her half-sister died. -
First "turk" to enter Britain
A “turk”, or Muslim, showed up in England and ended up fighting for the Queen vowing that “by the faith of a turke, to do you most true and faythfull service”. This is the first Muslim that entered the country and did something for the Queen. -
First Muslim Wave
The Queen sent three of her four charted companies to trade and negotiate with the Muslim peoples, and they brought back many Muslims. This was the first wave of Muslims to enter Britain and that is why I thought it was important to be included on my timeline. -
First Englishman becomes a Muslim
John Nelson was the first Englishman to convert to the Muslim way and that is why I made sure to include it in this timeline. -
Muslim manuscripts placed at the Bodleian library
During the 1620s and 1630s, Archbishop William Laud began to collect Muslim artifacts and manuscripts at the Bodleian library. This caused scholars such as John Gregory, Henry Stubbe, John Fox, and Edward Pococke to come to Britain to study in depth the Islamic culture and religion. -
The first English Qur'an was printed
This again shows how interested all of Britain was with the Muslim way and religion and that is why this version of the Qur'an was such an instant hit with all the people. -
First English-Muslim Marriage
This was the first marriage between an Englishman and a Muslim, which was a significant point in the history of these two cultures co-existing. The marriage was when a Moroccan married a young English woman during the ambassadorial visit to London of Ahmad ibn Haddu. -
John Locke wanted citizenship
“The idea of Muslims becoming subjects of the Crown became so important for John Locke that in 1689, he urged: “Neither pagan nor Mahometan nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the commonwealth because of his religion”. This shows how much the British accepted the Muslim's culture and way of life and I believe is a very significant time. -
Al-Manar Centre
In 1860 the first registered Muslim Mosque was registered and it was entitled the Al-Manar Centre. -
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal was completed on this day and because of it a good bit of Muslims entered Britain in order to work because of the increased trade rate. -
Coffee and Chess
In the 1950s the British adopted Muslim coffee and the game of chess. These are examples of ways that the British community accepted the Muslim culture and they have stuck with the community ever since. -
The Commonwealth Immigants Act of 1962
There was a new law enacted during the 1960s that was soon going to make it more difficult to enter Britain. Due to this there was a slight uprise in the amount of Muslims that were entering the country. -
New Immigration Act
The reason for many of the Muslim immigants to enter Britain is becasue of fear of violence and corruption that was plaguing their home lands. Men usually left first with the intention of either gaining financial security in Britain and then bringing their families over to join them, or they would gain some financial security and then go back and reunite with their familes. With the passing of this law it was not going to allow for single men to enter Britain anymore, which changed everything. -
Asian Banishment of Uganda
One of the last main waves of Muslim immigrants to come into Britain came in 1972, when 60,000 Asians were expelled from Uganda by President Amin . Many of these Asians chose to settle in Britain. I chose this event becasue this was one of the last major waves to enter Britain.
