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A story of courage from Andalusia.

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The Battle of Az-Zallaqah


“To see the camels of al-Murabitun here is better than to see the pigs of Alfonso”.


The battle took place in the southern part of al-Andalus close to Badajoz. The battle was called Zallaqah due to the slipping of the fighters because there was so much blood on the ground the fighters were losing hold and started slipping. It occurred on the 12th of Rajab 479 H – October 23, 1086 CE.

After the Ummayad Caliphate declined in al-Andalus, the land split up 20 mini states each one being ruled by a different king. The most predominant amongst them were Banu Abbad in Seville, Banu Dhi Noon in Toledo, Banu Hood in Zaragoza, and each state claimed independence for itself and leadership, in fact each one would call himself Ameer al-Mu’mineen, there was one incident where one man from Banu Ummayah took over the Palace of Cordoba and declared himself Ameer, the people said your days (meaning the Ummayad days) are over, he said pledge to me today and kill me tomorrow, this how the status was. And this gave the Christians the golden opportunity to attack the Muslims.


And in the presence of disunity and disarray amongst the Muslims the Christians were forming an alliance between the kingdoms of Castile & Leon under Ferdinand I who started the reconquista.

This war continued even after his son Alfonso VI took power and during his reign he reached as far as Toledo (Tulaytula) (478 H – 1085 CE), the most important city and the base of the Muslims and it’s fall was a big blow to the Muslims and alas, never again did it return to their control.

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