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 Abdur Rahmaan Falcon of Spain

Abdur Rahmaan Falcon of Spain

Abdur Rahman I was emir of Muslim Spain (Andalus) from 756 to 788. He was the son of the Umayyad prince Muawiya and a Berber lady and a grandson of Hisham, the 10th Umayyad Caliph. In 750 he was one of the few members of his family to escape slaughter...

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Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi

Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi

Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi ( also known as Abd er Rahman, Abdderrahman, Abderame, and Abd el-Rahman, led the Andalusian Muslims into battle against the forces of Charles Martel in the Battle of Tours on October 10, 732 AD. [1] for which he is primarily remembered...

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Musa Ibn Nusair

Musa Ibn Nusair

Musa Ibn Nusair (640-716) was one of the great tabi'ee Umayyad generals of this Ummah and was in charge of fighting against the Berbel rebels and conquering the rest of North Africa and conquering Andalus or Spain for the Muslims. Hs father Nusair was...

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