Al-Andalus : The Mezquita (Cordoba Mosque) مسجد قرطبة

Al-Andalus (Arabic: الأندلس) was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims, at various times in the period between 711 and 1492. It refers to the Umayyad Caliphate province (711-750), Emirate of Cordoba (c. 750-929) and Caliphate of Cordoba (929-1031) and its "taifa" ("successor") kingdoms.

As the Iberian Peninsula was eventually regained by Christians re-expanding southward in the process known as the Reconquista, the name Al-Andalus came to refer to the Muslim-dominated lands of the former Visigothic Hispania.

In 1236, the Reconquista progressed to the last remaining Islamic stronghold, Granada, achieved by the forces of Ferdinand III of Castile. Granada was a vassal state to Castile for the next 256 years, until January 2, 1492, when Boabdil surrendered complete control of Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella, Los Reyes Cat?licos ("The Catholic Monarchs"). The Portuguese Reconquista culminated in 1249 with the conquest of Algarve by Afonso III.

The Mezquita (Spanish word for "mosque") dates back to the 10th century when Cordoba reached its zenith under a new emir, Abd ar-Rahman III who was one of the great rulers of Islamic history. At this time Cordoba was the largest, most prosperous cities of Europe.

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[4rcher91]

Masyallah, beautiful architecture

[tekatetikitiki]

THANKS, MAN. I just LOVE THE TRUTH AND FACTS. Most people just talk cra;p never try to be objective. I can't understand "professional historians'(the producers of these programs) propagate unfounded, UNREVISED,DOUBLE CHECKED material. TAKE CARE, moodini.

[moodini99]

Very perceptive of you. A lot of people don't realize that the Moors were being forced out of Iberia for hundreds of years, not just the reconquista of the 16th Century. You certainly know your history.

[sufiFOREVER]

How beautiful this video is! Mashallah! Jazakallah khayran

[nailuvar75]

SUBAHANALLAH......masa kejayaan ISLAM di Eropa benar-benar tergambar dari sini.......ISLAM benar-benar mempunyai karya seni tingkat tinggi.....Segala puji bagi ALLAH.....

[tekatetikitiki]

@2yazeed :WHERE DO U GET YOUR DOSE OF ignorance??? ANDALUS COMES FROM A GERMANIC WORD, YOU ILLITERATE PEON. DON'T U EVEN EVER WRITE ONE MORE VOWEL IN YOU TUBE OR ANY PLACE ON THE WEB..PEOPLE LIKE YOU PROPAGATE IGNORANCE LIKE FIRE!!! ANDALUS COMES FROM THE VANDALS, AN ANCIENT GERMANIC TRIBE WHICH ORIGINATED ON THE BALTIC. VANDALS, COMES FROM WANDERS, OR IN ACTUAL ENGLISH: WANDERERS. I HOPE I HAVE HELP U ALOT.

[tekatetikitiki]

THE PRODUCERS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE A BUNCH OF IGNORANT BASTARDS. IT WAS CONVERTED BACK INTO A CATHEDRAL IN 1236, AND NOT IN THE 1500's.

[tekatetikitiki]

STUPID BASTARD!!! AT 0:42 HE SAYS THAT....."IT WAS ORIGINALLY A MOSQUE.." WHAT A LIE!!! IT WAS ORIGINALLY A CHURCH, THEN A MOSQUE, AND THE BACK TO A CHURCH....YOU STUPID ILLITERATED SOLOD OUT PSEUDO-INTELECTUAL.

[alqarhi100]

@PatoWiNNERS

لئن عرف التاريخ أوسا وخزرجا ..

فلله أوس قادمون وخزرج ..

و إن كنوز الغيب تخفي طلائعا ..

صابرة رغم المكائد تخرج ..

أما بخصوص الخلافة الاسلامية فأعداؤنا يتنبئون بعودتها في السنوات القليلة القادمة ومؤشراتها ظهرت في الافاق بسقوط بعض الجبابرة أمثال مبارك وبن علي ,ثق بالله يا أخي فالنصر قادم

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[PatoWiNNERS]

@alqarhi100 يا أخي تتكلمون كثيرا عبر الأنترنت، تحرر القدس ؟ و من هو الأيوبي لهذا الزمن ؟

تحرر الأندلس ؟ و أين هو شبيه طارق ابن زياد في هذا الزمن ؟

لن يتم تحرير شيئ طالما ليس هنالك خليفة لأبطال الإسلام.