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What was al-Andalus?

ما الأندلس؟

Al-Andalus is the Iberian Peninsula under Islamic rule, 711-1492; centuries of civilization in Cordoba, Granada and Toledo that ended with the fall of Granada.

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Al-Andalus is the Iberian peninsula under Islamic rule from 711 to 1492. Centuries of civilization flourished in Cordoba, Granada and Toledo, and it ended with the fall of Granada. 1

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The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

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The seven ahruf

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