Can you believe this.. Apparently, the modern day Spain & Portugal, once had a Muslim civilization. In the 8th-15th century, Muslims governed areas of the Iberian Peninsula better known as Andalucia (Al Andalus الأندلس). & it reached its most glorious in the 10th century, during the Umayyad Caliphate. ماشاء اللهUnder the Islamic rule, Andalucia witnessed Muslims, Christians & Jews living together peacefully. وجعلناكم شعوبا وقبائل لتعارفوا [Q49:13 | QA] It was a beacon of learning, the city of Cordoba itself was a leading economic centre in the Mediterranean. ماشاء الله
Here are some of its architectural legacy in Spain:
The Santa María la Blanca is of Moorish influence
........................................The buildings are of Moorish architecture, bcoz they were built by the Moors. [wiki] The Moors are Berber, African & Arab descent from North Africa. They're also Muslims, so the architecture is also known as Islamic architecture. Then after the Reconquista, the Christian architecture with influences from the Islamic ones are known as "mudéjar". [whc]
& here are similar Spanish-Arabic words:
| álgebra الجبر alegbra algoritmo الخوارزمية algorithm | alquimia الخيمياء alchemy almanaque المناخ almanac | botánica بستاني botany meteorología مطر meteorology |
| adobe أدوبي adobe acebibe الزبيب raisin aceite زيت oil aceituna الزيتون olive acemite السميد semolina acequia سقى irrigate aduana ديوان divan aguacate أفوكادو avocado albaricoque البرقوق apricot álcali القلوي alkaline alcancía الكنز money box alcázar القصر palace algodón القطن cotton almizcle المسك musk almohada المخدة pillow arroz أرز rice azafrán زعفران saffron | azúcar سكر sugar bazar بازار bazaar blusa بلوزة blouse café قهوة coffee califa خليفة caliph camisa قميص camisole copa كوب cup cueva كهف cave dinero دينار money ébano أبنوس ebony elixir الإكسير elixir espinaca سبانخ spinach fulano فلان fellow gato قط cat hasta حتى jabón صابون soap jarabe شراب syrup | jarra جرة jar jerife شريف sherif jazmín ياسمين jasmine limón ليمون lemon mango مانجو mango mezquino مسكين measly naranja نارنج orange observar ابصر observe olé والله pantalones بنطلون pants pistachos فستق pistachio sésamo سمسم sesame suello صلصال soil tarifa تعريفة tariff visir وزير vizier |
& here are similar European-Arabic words:
| (English) admiral أميرال (English) ally ولي (English) antique عتيق (English) bright برق (English) cat قط (English) cave كهف (English) complete كاملة (English) cotton قطن (English) crime جرم (English) crimson قرمزي (English) cup كوب (English) cut قطع (English) earth الأرض (English) exceed ازيد (English) eye عين (English) faction فئة (English) gazelle غزال | (English) ghoul غول (English) he هو (English) jar جرة (English) kohl كحل (English) lemon ليمون (English) leniant لين (English) merry مرح (English) musk مسك (English) noble نبـل (English) observe ابصر (English) or او (English) paradise فردوس (English) sandal صندل (English) serpent ثعبان (English) sesame سمسم (English) sheriff شريف (English) shutter ستر | (English) sin اثم (English) soap صابون (English) soil صلصال (English) story أساطير (English) sugar سكر (English) tall طويل (English) tamarind تمر هندي (English) trachea التراقي (English) vizier وزير (English) waist وسط (English) when حين (French) azur أزرق (French) toubib طبيب (German) burg برج (Greek) κόρνα قرن (Greek) πορτοκάλι برتقال |
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 Alhambra |  Milleniums AC |  Translation |  Arab |  Crystal Pattern |
