In 2024 according to the Islamic Commission of Spain, there are 2.5 million Muslims in Spain, which is about 5.32 percent of the population of 47 million Spaniards. The number of converts, …

Following the Muslim conquest of Spain, al-Andalus, then at its greatest extent, was divided into five administrative units, corresponding very roughly to: modern Andalusia; Castile and León; …

Sep 4, 2009 · Islamic Spain was a multi-cultural mix of Muslims, Christians and Jews. It brought a degree of civilisation to Europe that matched the heights of the Roman Empire and the Italian...

Jan 26, 2025 · A major Amazigh uprising against the Arabs in North Africa had powerful repercussions in Muslim Spain; it caused the depopulation of the northwestern peninsula, …

Dec 19, 2024 · Al-Andalus, Muslim kingdom that occupied much of the Iberian Peninsula from 711 CE until the collapse of the Spanish Umayyad dynasty in the early 11th century. The …

Nov 7, 2024 · Islamic Spain began in 711 CE when Muslim forces led by Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and defeated the Visigothic kingdom in the Battle of Guadalete. Which …

Although Spain in the sixteenth century was nominally Christian, large numbers of “converted” Muslims, isolated in the mountains of the south or scattered through the regions of Valencia …

The history of Islamic Spain, or al-Andalus, was marred by both interfaith coexistence and conflict, yet laid the foundations for the European Renaissance.

Jan 18, 2025 · Spain - Muslim, Architecture, Cuisine: Arab civilization in the peninsula reached its zenith when the political power of the Arabs began to decline. Immediately following the …

Sep 28, 2024 · Discover the rich history of Islam in Spain, from Moorish rule to lasting cultural impacts. Explore Islamic architecture, art, and interfaith relations.