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This month, around 260 something years ago, an incident occurred in world history that changed the course of global history.

And it is very likely that that incident was caused by the Dua of one Muslim lady that was returning from haj.

So let us discuss that story and in the process learn some world history that is, inshallah, of relevance even today.

I'm talking about the Portuguese Empire. Much can be said. When we think of colonization, when we think of

Western lands invading Muslim lands, we think of England and France as being the most, if

you like, evil empires. But the fact of the matter is that before them, the Portuguese Empire

preceded them and they were the worst out of all of the colonizers.

And yet we don't hear much about them.

Today you'll find out why.

Why don't we hear much about the Portuguese Empire?

If you remember a little bit of your global history, it was in fact the Portuguese

who first discovered the route to the Muslim lands and to the far east.

Remember Vasco Di Gama, right?

He was the one who first learned how to cross from Europe. You know, they were searching all

that time Columbus got lost, ended up here. It was Vasco de Gema from Portugal, who eventually

made his way across South Africa and made his way back to India. And on the way, he met many Muslims as well in Mozambique and Mombasa and other places in Oman.

And so he's meeting the Muslim world.

He meets the Indian land.

And then the trade begins.

Long story, I'm not going to go into all of that.

But one thing you should know is that the Portuguese started Western colonization.

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