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 In a lecture
to non-Muslims, Sulayman Nyang details the fascinating history
of a European country ruled by Muslims which, not too long ago,
was considered a wonder of the world and a major center of civilization.
In a courtyard setting at the Dar al Islam Institute in New Mexico,
Dr. Nyang begins by contextualizing the issue of Muslim Spain
by discussing the Umayyid rule, its subsequent downfall, and
its resurrection in Al-Andulus. He then briefly outlines the
events leading up to the Muslim rule in Spain, the atmosphere
created by it and the primary reason for its decline. The speaker
shows how the development, growth and contribution of Muslim
Spain is not much different from modern America and its presence
and influence on the world scene; a comparison that allows for
a better understanding, especially among non-Muslims, of the
profound history of Muslim civilization in the West. Dr. Nyang
concludes by analyzing the transformation of Muslim culture into
Spain, namely the lifestyle, architecture, business dealings
and knowledge. Other topics discussed: the invention of the bank
check, Muslims as custodians of Greek knowledge, interfaith coexistence,
Charles Martel's victory, and the Inquisition. (Duration: 1 hour,
15 min) This lecture is the second part of a session covering
Africa and Spain.  The first part is entitled "The
History of Islam in Africa". This lecture is the second part of a
session covering Africa and Spain. Each lecture is sold separately.
Click
here
for "Islam In Africa". |
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"You have Christians who were Arabized- they dressed like Arabs, many of them learned Arabic because that was the 'in-thing' to be. It was nice to be an Arab in those days." "You don't understand why North Africa became Muslim and Arab, and Spain after 700 years reverted to Christianity- because the histories are different. In North Africa the Arabs intermarried with the Berbers just like they did in Spain, but the difference is in North Africa the whole piece of real estate was under Arab-Muslim control, whereas in Spain there was still land left for the Christian Spaniards to maintain their culture and tradition." "The whole idea of banking came out of the Arab civilization... The concept of a check grew out of the Islamic civilization because the Islamic civilization was built on the notion of trust." "This is what happened to the Europeans. They had to come to learn about the Greeks from the Muslims, because the Muslims were the custodian of Greek knowledge!" |
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