16/03/2025
The Legacy of Tariq ibn Ziyad
From Córdoba to Granada, from Seville to Málaga… This is Al-Andalus, where knowledge and Islamic civilisation flourished for nearly 800 years!
⚔️ In 711 AD, Tariq ibn Ziyad and his forces crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, paving the way for the golden era of Islam in Europe.
📜 Córdoba became a centre of knowledge, home to the world’s largest universities and libraries of its time.
🏰 Granada stood proud with the Alhambra, the final testament to Islamic grandeur in Al-Andalus before its fall to Spain in 1492.
Today, these historical traces remain—a lasting reminder that Islam once illuminated the lands of Europe.
