The 17th Century Travelogues of Ahmad bin Qasim
and Ilyas Hanna al-Mawsuli
In the 17th Century, Christianity had begun to spread beyond the borders of Europe. With the Spanish conquest and Christianization in the New World (Latin America), the spread of Christianity had reached all throughout the world. In 1611, a Spanish Muslim named Ahmad bin Qasim, left for France and Holland as a Moroccan ambassador. He recorded his theological and intellectual discussions with the people he encountered in great detail. With his deep knowledge of the bible he was able to use logic, rather than demonizing his counterpart in these interactions. Ilyas Hanna al-Mawsuli was a Chaldean Christian priest from Baghdad, who was able to gain a charter to the New World from the Spaniards. He was a cleric-merchant, who in his travelogue placed emphasis on both the increasing stretches of Christian land and was keenly alert to financial matters. Ahmad bin Qasim and Ilays Hanna al-Mawsuli both traveled......
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