Muslim roots in Spanish language & history

In the seventh century, Muslim commander Musa ibn Nusayr had just conquered most of North Africa & was tasked with governing the western side of the Arabic-speaking Umayyad dynasty. There was a group of Byzantines in the Iberian peninsula (Spain) called the Visigoths, or specifically the ‘Wizitans’, named after their king who had just died in 710. In 711, this group of Visigoths called Wizitans asked Musa for help deposing their loan-shark leader Roderick. In 711, Musa sent an Amazigh army led by Tariq ibn Ziyad across the sea and into Spain. Tariq forced back a group of Rodericks army & killed Roderick, taking the iberian peninsula.

Rather than returning, Tariq ibn Zayad continued & took the city of Toledo, which was the Visigoth capital. He spent the winter there waiting for Musa to arrive with an additional army. Musa then led a group of Arabs into Merida, which was seized as well after a brief war. Musa arrived in Toledo to meet Tariq in 713. From there he continued north, then west & east, ordering Spaniards to submit to the Umayyads or flee. By then, Muslim Umayyads ruled most of Spain, and Musa & Tariq were recalled into Damascus, Syria.

Spain endured a few transfers of power between Muslim dynasties before Christians ended up taking the peninsula. However, after the 700 years that Muslims ruled Spain, the Arabic language never left.

When the Crusaders that had taken Spain from the Muslims invaded Mexico, they took the Arabic language with them.

To this day, many Spanish words are nearly identical to their Arabic counterparts. See the videos below.

The Muslim roots in the Spanish language are very symbolic of the times. The Muslims of the world share much of the same struggle as the native people and Latinos, and the language as well. Christians in all regions of the world should learn more about Islam so that they can adjust to the corruption that Christian leaders tolerate in their countries accordingly.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Spain/Muslim-Spain https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tariq-ibn-Ziyad#ref187550