Islamic History and Culture

Nasrid was the last Muslim dynasty of Spain founded by Muhammad Ibn Nasir also known as Ibn Al-Ahmar, in 1238. In 1492 they surrendered to the Christian Spanish army. The Moors invaded Spain in 711 under the General Tariq ibn Ziyad. They ruled Spain for 780 years until the fall of Garnada in 1492 which brought an end to the Muslim control of Spain.
The Nasrid Kingdom of Garnada was the last Muslim dynasty in Spain. The re-conquest of al-Andalus from the Muslims by Christians is referred to as The Reconquista by the Spanish. The last Nasrid ruler was Abu Abdullah Muhammad XIII. The Spanish call him Boabdil (Spanish for Abu Abdullah).

The Grand Mosque/Masjid at Damascus is also knows was the Umayyad Masjid. The masjid was commissioned by Khalifa Al Walid after the Arab conquest of Damascus. It was built on the site of a Christian Basilica or Church which was demolished by the Khalifa. The grave of Sultan Salahuddin Al Ayubi is in a garden next to the masjid.

Ibn Al Qutiyyah was an Andalusian historian. Tarikh Iftitah Al Andalus in English is The Conquests of Al Andalus or Spain.