The story of Arabs in Spain

Author: Ali Al-Jarim

More than five centuries have passed since paradise was lost, and the Arab presence ended in those Spanish lands that witnessed periods of breathtaking brilliance and radiance, preoccupying people both ancient and modern. As much as the world, both East and West, agrees on the greatness of Andalusian civilization and the majesty of its architectural, artistic, and scientific achievements, there is still much controversy surrounding the history of Andalusia, which is transmitted by a considerable number of historians in a confused and ambiguous manner. It is rare to find impartial histories that portray the facts as they were, without exaggeration or disparagement. Hence, the arrival of such a book in the reader's hands represents a way of grasping the truth as perceived by the impartial English Orientalist Stanley Lane-Poole, who has enabled us to gain a complete picture of that civilization whose light shone for nearly eight centuries, and whose miraculous stories continue to resonate to this day.