Al-Andalus
Proper noun
Meaning
Al-Andalus
Alternative letter-case form of al-Andalus
al-Andalus
(historical) Arabic Spain (from 711–1492 C.E.).
Synonyms
Examples
Whosoever has a natural leaning towards a science, even if it was less noble than another, should not abandon it for the other because if he did he would be like someone who would be growing coconuts in al-Andalus and olive trees in India, crops that would never fructify.
Abd al-Rahman's policy of taxing non-Muslims, which was often carried out by later rulers, changed the religious dynamic of al-Andalus.
Abd ar-Rahman's move made him both the political and the religious leader of all the Muslims in al-Andalus, as well as the protector of his Christian and Jewish subjects.
After his death in 632 C.E., much of the expansion of the empire came through conquest such as that of North Africa and later Spain ( Al-Andalus ).
After his victory at Tours, Charles continued on in campaigns in 736 and 737 to drive other Muslim armies from bases in Gaul after they again attempted to expand beyond Al-Andalus.
Abu Zakariya's succession to the Almohads was briefly acknowledged in Friday prayer by several states in Al-Andalus and in Morocco.