Why did Muslims lose in Spain and Portugal

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Hi! Welcome to Al Muqaddimah, my name is Syawish. For almost 800 years, the Iberian Peninsula existed as a pocket of Islamic Civilization, away from the Middle East, in Europe. Islamic Civilization thrived there and connected the Islamic World to Europe, opening the way for the exchange of ideas. It created not just one but two golden ages, the Golden of the Caliphate of Cordoba and the Golden Age of the Sephardic Jews. It was an abode of tolerance and collaboration. Slowly but steadily, the Muslim polities were pushed off the Iberian peninsula and sent packing to North Africa. After this, the Muslim population was told to convert, leave or die.

This fascinating story is too often told from a religious point of view, the clash of two great religions, the victory of Christianity over Islam. However, the story is more complicated than that. Muslims often allied with Christians against other Muslims and Christians often allied with Muslims against other Christians. While religion certainly played a part, this conflict should be seen as a conflict between ambitious people coveting more and more power by any means necessary.

Another simplistic view of the collapse of Muslim Iberia is that the Muslims were too decedent, bogged down by harems full of women and chalices full of wine. But again, the story is much more complicated than that. So, let’s take a look at some of the reason behind the fall of Muslim Iberia.

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