Today's Alternate History Challenge is to ensure that by 1900, the majority religion of the United States is of an Islamic faith, and to describe what effects this may have on the development of the US and, potentially, Islam into the modern eras.
I'm going to call ASB, on the basis that whilst it would be possible to have the territory that the USA covers be Muslim majority, it isn't possible for the distinct political entity that is the USA be or become Muslim. It wouldn't be recognisable. Wouldn't have the same borders, either.
The very name America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was a Catholic.
While not yet Catholic-majority, certainly not in 1900, who would have thought, pre-1900, that the US, short of ASBs, would be have a Catholic plural-majority (largest Christian denomination)? Or a Catholic president? Or be Catholic-majority by the mid-21st century?
While not yet Catholic-majority, certainly not in 1900, who would have thought, pre-1900, that the US, short of ASBs, would be have a Catholic plural-majority (largest Christian denomination)? Or a Catholic president? Or be Catholic-majority by the mid-21st century?
(Kawkab Amirka, 'The Star of America,' was the first Arabic-language newspaper in the United States; debuting in 1892 in NYC)
The Emirate of Cordoba stays stable and conquers the Pyrenees, withstanding French assaulsts and managing to conquer Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily and Southern Italy. When the Ilkhanate conquers Syria, they look for a new way to China, and sail west, hopeful that islands will be there. Instead they find a continent, Al-Ard Al-Mahjula is colonized by Arabic and Berber settlers, who convert the locals to Islam.
Ta da, US is Muslim, so is most of OTL America.
While not yet Catholic-majority, certainly not in 1900, who would have thought, pre-1900, that the US, short of ASBs, would be have a Catholic plural-majority (largest Christian denomination)? Or a Catholic president? Or be Catholic-majority by the mid-21st century?
Getting the Emirate of Cordoba not to collapse is easier said than done. I can see a Moorish state surviving in Spain, but not the Emirate of Cordoba; it had too many issues. Also, in your scenario, there would be no Muslim-majority USA because the USA wouldn't exist.