The First Amendment was derived from the Koran

@AnthonyLarme By how many years did https://t.co/cvvWIGUncW precede the First Amendment guaranteeing freedom of expression and worship?

— Claire Khaw (@ntfem) September 26, 2016

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=2&verse=256

Thomas Jefferson

TIMELINE

Jefferson bought a copy of the Koran when he was a law student between 1760 - 1767.

Thomas Jefferson first came to Williamsburg to attend William & Mary in March 1760. Until April 1762, Jefferson lodged and boarded in the building known today as the Sir Christopher Wren Building. He remained in Williamsburg to read law for the next five years under George Wythe, the distinguished jurist who was to become the first professor of law at William & Mary in 1779.

VIRGINIA STATUTE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PASSED IN 1786.

https://www.virginiahistory.org/collections-and-resources/virginia-history-explorer/thomas-jefferson

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is a statement about both freedom of conscience and the principle of separation of church and state. Written by Thomas Jefferson and passed by the Virginia General Assembly on January 16, 1786, it is the forerunner of the first amendment protections for religious freedom.

The First Amendment, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights, was submitted to the states for ratification on September 25, 1789, and adopted on December 15, 1791.

First Barbary War (1801–1805)

Second Barbary War (1815)

http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/Public/focus/essay1009_jefferson.html
http://www.wm.edu/about/history/tjcollege/

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