Job Ben Solomon Jallo
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Introduction
Job was one of many many Muslims enslaved by the Europeans and shipped to the US. see List of Early African Muslims in the USA, and Islam in the United States. What made Job difference was that his story was told. Thousands of other equally articulate, intelligent and practicing Muslims that were enslaved in the Americas remain unknown to us, except through slave records, or newspaper clippings of runaways. Job offered Salat 'At least once a white boy threw mud in his face as Job prostrated as a Muslim in prayer'.He refused wine and regulary wrote copies of the Qu'ran, and Arabic Scripture, impressing a Mr Bluett by writing copies of the Qu'ran from memory and praying publicly five times a day and maintaining his dietry restrictions.
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[edit] Early years
Job's was born Hyuba, boon Salumena, boon Hibrahema (or Ayuba bin Sulaiman, bin Ibrahim in Arabic). He was a Fulbe of the clan Jallo. He was born around 1702 CE (1113 AH). Job studied Islam under his father along with a Samba Geladio Jegi. At fifteen Job was an apprentice Imam.
[edit] Jobs Family
At 15 Job married the daughter of Alfa of Tombut. They had three sons: Abduallah, Ibrahim and Samba. He took a second wife in 1729 CE (1141 AH),daughter of the Alfa of Tomga, who gave him a daughter.
[edit] Jobs Capture
Job was sent on a trading mission to buy paper from the English, and to sell two slaves. He was accompanied by two personal servants. Job negotiated with a Captain Pike, but was unhappy with the price, and so instead traded the men for some cattle. Whilst resting he was captured by seven or eight men who the sold him to the same Captain Pike. He was then sent to Annapolis, Maryland in the US, the same journey that the famous Kunta Kinte, Alex Haleys distant relative made famous in the epic novel Roots.
[edit] Account of Jobs time in the US
- Brought by a Mr Tolsey of Kent Island, Maryland, and was put to work preparing tobacco
- Ran away only to be captured and jailed in Southern Pennsylvania
- Returned to Mr Tolsey under better conditions - allowed to pray
- Wrote a letter to his father in Arabic, that was sent via England.
- Philanthropist James Oglethorpe read the letter and raised the bond to by Job. And thus began his journey to England and his eventual return to Africa
[edit] Account of Jobs time in Britian
- Job was introduced to many powerful people, who were sympathetic to his cause. These included
- Sir Isaac Newton, through the connection of the Spalding Gentleman's Society
[edit] References
Allan D Austin African Muslims in Antebellum America ISBN 0-41591270-9
