Islam in Poland is one of the few religions in Poland . The first mention of Poland in Arabic sources was recorded in the 10th century by an Arab-speaking traveler, Ibrahim ibn Yakub . The constant presence of Muslims in Poland began in the 14th century and was primarily associated with the Polish-Lithuanian Tatars . Currently, the total number of Muslims in Poland is about 31,000 people [1] .
Content
- 1 Early period
- 2 XX century
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Early Period
The first contacts of Poles with Muslims took place in the 13th century, during the Mongol-Tatar invasion , and already in the 14th century the Tatars settled on the territory of modern Poland (see Polish-Lithuanian Tatars ). From the large number of Arab coins found in numerous archaeological excavations, one can judge the close contact of Arab merchants with this region [2] .
In the XIV century, the first Tatar tribes settled on the lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . The Tatars were allowed to maintain their religion in exchange for an obligation to perform military service. In the XV century, the Tatar cavalry, arrows and reconnaissance troops took part in many battles. In the famous Battle of Grunwald on the side of Vytautas , Tatars took part under the command of Jalal ad-Din-khan .
XX century
In the Second Polish Republic, the Muslim community was apparently small. According to official figures, in 1933 there were 16 mosques in Poland [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Stella Brozek (Human Rights Without Frontiers): Islam in Poland . Date of treatment May 28, 2018. Archived on October 14, 2009.
- ↑ Historia Islamu w Polsce . Oficjalna strona Muzułmańskiego Związku Religijnego w RP . Date of treatment February 23, 2006. Archived October 15, 2012.
- ↑ Mikulenok A. A. The situation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Poland in the 1920s – 1930s // Aspectus. - 2016. - No. 1. - S. 55
Links
- Ismail Valery Emelyanov. Crescent moon under the wing of a white eagle. Islam in Poland // Medina al-Islam. - August 2008. - Issue. 27 (76) .