When the moors ruled Spain Taoufiq Cherkaoui Moorish

When the moors ruled Spain Taoufiq Cherkaoui

Moorish Spain The Moors built m agnificent cities i n Spain. Cordob century was muc a, in the tenth h like a modern m e tropolis. The stre and there were s ets were paved, idewalks for ped e s trians. At night it w one could travel as said that for ten miles by t h e light of lamps alo continuous strip o ng a f buildings. This w as several hundre there was a pave d years before d street in Paris o r a street lamp in L population of the ondon. The city was over on e m illion. There were homes, 800 pub 200, 000 lic schools, a num b e r of colleges and many royal p universities, laces surrounded by beautiful gard ens. . in the t s e b e h t re e w y it C o a and Morocc b o rd o C f o s e ri e n n ntury. It a e T c th n The e th f o y it c l u ost wonderf m e h t s a w a b o rd o baths C. lic d b u P worl. s ill m 0 0 , 0 5 d n lic markets a b u p 0 0 , 0 4 y b d e ime when rv t e a s t a t was n e s re p s a w y it s. This amen d re d n u h e h t n i d re e b num ed as a sin. rd a g e r s a w e p ro u E n cleanliness i Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain Education was u niversal in Moorish Spain, a vailable to the most humble, wh ile 99% of Christian Europe was illiterate— not even the king s could read or write. In the tenth and eleventh centuries, public libraries did not exist in Christian Europe, while Moorish Spain h ad more than seventy, of which the one in Cordoba contain ed over six hundred thousan d manuscripts. There were more than seventeen great universities in Moorish Spain, while Euro pe had only two universities of an y value. . Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain Finally, let me illu strate Muslim cu lture by a few lines from the his torian James Bu rke about Córdoba in the 9 th Century – ‘At a time when London was a tin y mud-hut village that could not boast of a single street lamp, in C órdoba there were half a millio n inhabitants, livin g in 113, 000 houses. There w ere 700 mosque s and 300 public baths spread thr oughout the city. The streets were paved and l it. The houses ha d marble balconies for sum mer and hot-air d ucts under the mosaic floors for winter. They we re adorned with gardens with arti ficial fountains an d orchards. Paper, a materia l still unknown to the west, was everywhere. The re were booksho ps and more than seventy libr aries. ’ Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain "My brothers, the enemy is before you, the sea is behind you. Follow your general; I am resolved either to lose my life or to trample on the prostrate king of the Romans. " Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain The Spanish occ upation by the M oors began in 71 Berber Muslim a 1 AD when a rmy, under their l e a der Tariq ibn-Ziy Strait of Gibralta ad, crossed the r from Northern A fr ica and invaded t peninsula. Rode he Iberian rick, the last of th e V isigoth kings of S defeated at the B pain, was attle of Río Barb a te and by 719 AD t conquered the e he Moors had ntire area from th e coast to the Py renees Moorish warrior Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain rses and 400 o h 0 0 1 y b d ie n a p m o arik, acc ission. m ry to ra In 711 A. D. , General T lo p x e n a n o over into Spain d e s s ro c , rs ie ld ed to o rn s n tu a e r d n Afric a s n w o t h is n d several Spa e g a v a r y rm a ll a m army of s n 's a k o o Tarik t k ri a T r, a e y e ater that sam L. ils o p s h it w n e d r him), a e l ft a a d e Afric m a (n r a lt ra ib m Africa to G ro f g in s s ro c , s n a eninsula. ic fr P n A a ri e b 7000 I e th f o t s o m nd conquering a c ri e d o R g in K g t fully n o ti n a s a w defe h ic h w , in a p S domination of h s ri o o M e h t n a g e b s Thu ended until 1492. Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain The Moors built m agnificent cities i n Spain. Cordob century was muc a, in the tenth h like a modern m e tropolis. The stre and there were s ets were paved, idewalks for ped e s trians. At night it w one could travel as said that for ten miles by t h e light of lamps alo continuous strip o ng a f buildings. This w as several hundre there was a pave d years before d street in Paris o r a street lamp in L population of the ondon. The city was over on e m illion. There were homes, 800 pub 200, 000 lic schools, a num b e r of colleges and many royal p universities, laces surrounded by beautiful gard ens. . in the t s e b e h t re e w y it C o a and Morocc b o rd o C f o s e ri e n n ntury. It a e T c th n The e th f o y it c l u ost wonderf m e h t s a w a b o rd o baths C. lic d b u P worl. s ill m 0 0 , 0 5 d n lic markets a b u p 0 0 , 0 4 y b d e ime when rv t e a s t a t was n e s re p s a w y it s. This amen d re d n u h e h t n i d re e b num ed as a sin. rd a g e r s a w e p ro u E n a cleanliness in Christi Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain Education was u niversal in Moorish Spain, a vailable to the most humble, wh ile 99% of Christian Europe was illiterate— not even the king s could read or write. In the tenth and eleventh centuries, public libraries did not exist in Christian Europe, while Moorish Spain h ad more than seventy, of which the one in Cordoba contain ed over six hundred thousan d manuscripts. There were more than seventeen great universities in Moorish Spain, while Chri stian Europe had only two universit ies of any value. . Taoufiq Cherkaoui

eography, g , y tr is m e h c , y m o n o tr s orish Spain. o Scientific progress in a M n i d e h s ri u lo f y h p o , and philos s, while e mathematics, physics ti ie c o s g in rn a e l d e ientists form arch and to e Scholars, artist and sc s e r te o m ro p o t d e iz ere organ hed s ri u lo f e lif l scientific congresses w a tu c lle te n i wledge. A brisk o n k f o d a re p s e h t te facilita ieties. c o s d te a in m o d ic m la in all Is Mezquita in Cordoba The Moors also introduced the manufacture of gunpowder into Europe, which Taoufiq Cherkaoui their enemies later adopted, using this explosive to drive them back to Africa.

When the moors ruled Spain "Arab Spain nurtu red scores of poe ts. Many of its ru al-Mutamid and A lers-- bd-al-Rahman I, for instance--wer poets in their ow e n right, " Professo r Hagerty said. "S Islamic tradition d trict iscourages the m aking of 'graven images, ' so pain ting and sculptur e never flourishe among the Moor d s. Instead they c hanneled creativ energy into langu e age. With its wea lth of vocabulary sonorous sounds , its flowing callig raphy, Arabic is w suited to the task ell . Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain The Moors left a lasting legacy fo r Spain – they did occupy the coun not simply try; as portrayed by some western were a real sourc historians, but e of knowledge a nd development the roots of the E and helped plant uropean Renaiss ance. Obviously t palaces, castle a he great nd mosques of M oorish times are a greatest tourist a mongst Spain’s ttractions – and r ightly so – but als pomegranates, o o, ranges, lemons, aubergines, artic coriander, banan hokes, cumin, as, almonds, saff ron, sugar-cane, grapes, peaches cotton, rice, figs, and apricots we re all introduced by too were the irrig the Moors. So ation systems th a t enabled the dry efficiently farmed plains to be . So too were the narrow, labyrinth of many of the old ine street plans towns. Even the flamenco itself h origins. The Spa as clear Islamic nish language is s imilarly full of wo origin – arroz (ric rds of Arabic e), alcalde(mayo r) , naranja(orange being just simple ), azúcar(sugar) examples Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain The marriage of Ferdinand Is abella sealed the fate of the falterin g Granada sultan s. Catholic Spain finally united, con , tinued to force th e Muslims towar the sea, town by d town. In 1492, th e same year they launched Christo pher Columbus o n historic voyage, Their Ca tholic Majesties r ode into Granada to preside over th e abdication of th e last Moorish ruler, Muhamma d Abu-Abdullah-Boabdil, as the Spanish call him. Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the Moors rules Spain by d re e u q n o c e r s a w o d y of Tole it c h is n a p S e h t D A 5 In 108 ifty f d n a d re d n u h t x e n e uring th D. rs e d a s ru c n a ti s ri h C as w e g d le w o n k b ra A d mulate u c c a e th f o h c u m , rs rope. a u ye E rn te s e w f o t s e r e h able to t il a v a t i g in k a m d te la s tran Ironically, a lot of this k nowledge could have been available m uch earlier since in Toledo, Christians con tinued to thrive even under Muslim oc cupation and were in fact actively studyin g the Arab works. Their legacy perhaps enabled the revolution of Europe Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the moors ruled Spain Finally, let me illu strate Muslim cu lture by a few lines from the his torian James Bu rke about Córdoba in the 9 th Century – ‘At a time when London was a tin y mud-hut village that could not boast of a single street lamp, in C órdoba there were half a millio n inhabitants, livin g in 113, 000 houses. There w ere 700 mosque s and 300 public baths spread thr oughout the city. The streets were paved and l it. The houses ha d marble balconies for sum mer and hot-air d ucts under the mosaic floors for winter. They we re adorned with gardens with arti ficial fountains an d orchards. Paper, a materia l still unknown to the west, was everywhere. The re were booksho ps and more than seventy libr aries. ’ Taoufiq Cherkaoui

When the Moors rules Spain t it out h g u ro b d n a e p ro u E d nlightene e n o ti a iz il iv c h s ri o o M The roots The. d o ri e p e c n a s is a n e her in the R ose h w of the dark ages to us rs o o M e h t o t k c a e traced b b n a c re u lt u c n a e p ro ial, but rc of Eu e m m o c d n a c fi ti n ie c artistic, s ly n o t o n s a w n o f the ti a o iz y il n a civ M. s re u lt u c d n ther races a o f o t n ra le o t ly ib d re c ence id v also in e n i ll ti s re a s e c n e ectual influ ll te n i d n a l ra u lt u c ' rs o of valor, Mo n a m a o t e m a n ts i s e raltar ow today. The Rock of Gib nd a true a e g ra u o c ry a in rd o a tr n of ex Tarik ibn Zeyad, a ma leader. Taoufiq Cherkaoui

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When the Moors rules Spain ught it out ro b d n a e p ro u E d e n n enlighte roots e h T The Moorish civilizatio. d o ri e p e c n a s is a r in the Ren e h s u o t s e g a rk a d e hose w of th rs o o M e h t o t k c a b d n be trace a c re u lt u c n a e p but ro l, u ia E f rc o e m m o c d n a c fi ti rtistic, scien a ly n o t o n s a w n o ti a any of the civiliz M. s re u lt u c d n a s e c of other ra t n ra le o t ly ib d re c n i o vidence als e n i ll ti s re a s e c n e u fl in llectual valor, f o Moors' cultural and inte n a m a o t e m a n ts ltar owes i ra ib G f o k c o R e h T. y true a toda d n a e g ra u o c ry a in rd n of extrao Tarik ibn Zeyad, a ma leader. Taoufiq Cherkaoui

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