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The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards

This study deals with one of the critical topics in our Arab-Islamic history, which is almost unknown to us because some of our historical Arabic sources and references have ignored it, namely the fall of Islamic Andalusia to the Spanish and Portuguese Christians. This negligence may be ascribed to...

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Main Authors: Mamduh Manoukh Dyab al-Naif,, Ahmad Hani al-Qatawneh,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24555/1/JIWAS_7.pdf
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https://ejournal.ukm.my/ijwas/issue/view/1619
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spelling my-ukm.journal.245552024-11-29T08:08:59Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24555/ The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards Mamduh Manoukh Dyab al-Naif, Ahmad Hani al-Qatawneh, This study deals with one of the critical topics in our Arab-Islamic history, which is almost unknown to us because some of our historical Arabic sources and references have ignored it, namely the fall of Islamic Andalusia to the Spanish and Portuguese Christians. This negligence may be ascribed to our Arab historians’ focus on positive events highlighting the superiority and prosperity of Arabs and Muslims. In return, their oversight some of the adverse events that remained a stigma in Islamic history, and they only gave it scant attention without any elaboration. The study then addressed a stage of the fall of Andalusia, represented by the fall of the Lower Andalusian region and its base, the city of Badajoz, and then the rest of its district. To set the scene, the researcher deliberately talked first about the region’s geography and the importance of its cities. He then spoke about the Kingdom of Portugal, which endeavored to extend its territory at the expense of this region. Next, he discussed the status of this region during its occupation by Banu al-Aftas (a Berber Miknasa dynasty centered in Badajoz (1022–1094) in al-Andalus, Moorish Iberia), Almoravids (an imperial Berber Muslim dynasty) and Almohads (North African Berber Muslim), and the role of each of these governors in fighting the Christians and defending the region against their attacks. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24555/1/JIWAS_7.pdf Mamduh Manoukh Dyab al-Naif, and Ahmad Hani al-Qatawneh, (2023) The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards. Jurnal Antarabangsa Kajian Asia Barat, 15 . pp. 87-103. ISSN 2229-8924 https://ejournal.ukm.my/ijwas/issue/view/1619
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description This study deals with one of the critical topics in our Arab-Islamic history, which is almost unknown to us because some of our historical Arabic sources and references have ignored it, namely the fall of Islamic Andalusia to the Spanish and Portuguese Christians. This negligence may be ascribed to our Arab historians’ focus on positive events highlighting the superiority and prosperity of Arabs and Muslims. In return, their oversight some of the adverse events that remained a stigma in Islamic history, and they only gave it scant attention without any elaboration. The study then addressed a stage of the fall of Andalusia, represented by the fall of the Lower Andalusian region and its base, the city of Badajoz, and then the rest of its district. To set the scene, the researcher deliberately talked first about the region’s geography and the importance of its cities. He then spoke about the Kingdom of Portugal, which endeavored to extend its territory at the expense of this region. Next, he discussed the status of this region during its occupation by Banu al-Aftas (a Berber Miknasa dynasty centered in Badajoz (1022–1094) in al-Andalus, Moorish Iberia), Almoravids (an imperial Berber Muslim dynasty) and Almohads (North African Berber Muslim), and the role of each of these governors in fighting the Christians and defending the region against their attacks.
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author Mamduh Manoukh Dyab al-Naif,
Ahmad Hani al-Qatawneh,
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Ahmad Hani al-Qatawneh,
The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards
author_facet Mamduh Manoukh Dyab al-Naif,
Ahmad Hani al-Qatawneh,
author_sort Mamduh Manoukh Dyab al-Naif,
title The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards
title_short The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards
title_full The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards
title_fullStr The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards
title_full_unstemmed The fall of the lower march/region of Al-Andalus in the hands of the spaniards
title_sort fall of the lower march/region of al-andalus in the hands of the spaniards
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2023
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24555/1/JIWAS_7.pdf
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