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Thursday, April 25, 2024
The qibla
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I mentioned yesterday that Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur had an interest in building and re-building mosques. One was the Kutubiyya Mosque, the...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
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Yaqub al-Mansur ruled the Almohad Caliphate in North Africa and part of the Iberian Peninsula from 1184 until his death on 23 January 1199. ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The Almohads in Iberia
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The Almohads were a North African Berber group who founded an empire in the 12th century. By 1159 they had extended their power over the Ma...
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