Islamic History and Culture

Abdur Rahman III the first of the Umayyad Caliphate in Cordova constructed the city.

The Grand Mosque/Masjid at Damascus is also known as 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.

Rabi Ibn Zaid also called Recemundus was a Mozarabic Bishop. He wrote the Calendar of Cordoba during the time of Abd Al Rahman III and dedicated it to him. The Calendar of Cordoba tells how the sky looks each month of the year, when the sun rises and sets, and when the most important constellations appear and disappear, etc…