I've heard several Muslims claim that they landed in North America 500 years before Columbus...what is that basis of that claim?

by nickcooper1991
terminus-trantor

Hi, there was a similar question the other day:

The top answer is links to other previous questions and answers which cover what you want to know

Hi there -- some of these older answers may be of interest to you, in particular the top one from u/400-rabbits:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3alvqx/did_africans_visit_the_americas_before_columbus/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2ymmws/africans_in_the_americas_prior_to_europeans/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1zmi5t/is_there_any_evidence_that_moors_reached_the/