Aisha, Aisha bint Muhammad ibn al-Ahmar was the last Moorish Queen of Granada. She was called Aisha al-Hurra (The Honest One) by her subjects and known as Aixa by her Christian enemies. Aisha al-Hurra was one of the most prestigious women, coming from noble descent and power in...
Muhammad V or Abu Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Yusuf is the character of this post. Muhammad V was the eighth King of Granada and the fifth Nasrid Sultan. He was born on 4 th January 1338. The Arabian analysts described Muhammad V as a young man with...
Yusuf I of Granada, Abu al-Hachchach Yusuf Ibn Ismail is our main character in this third post. Yusuf I was born in The Alhambra Palace on 28th June 1328. He was given his mother’s name, Bahara, who was a concubine originally from Castellano in his father’s, Abu...
The second of our characters is Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Ibn Nasr. With Muhammad I we see the beginning of the Muslim period in the Iberian Peninsula. Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Ibn Nasr was born in the neighbouring province of Jaen, in Arjona in 1194. He was the founder...
Samuel Ibn Nagrella or Samuel (Abu Ibrahim) ben Yosef ibn Nagre- lla ha-Naguid, is better known as ha-Naguid. His name is שמואל הלוי בן יוסף הנגיד Sh’muel ha-Levi ben Yosef han-Nagid in Hebrew. In Arabic is أبو إسحاق إسماعيل بن النغريلة Abu Ishaq Isma’il bin Naghrillah). He is the first...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Generalife The Generalife is the only Andalusian almunia that has survived. The word almunia came from the Arabic word “al-munyad “and it means country house. It has a double purpose: recreation and agriculture production village. The almunia was built in the 14th century. It was used as a place of rest for the Muslim royalty....
