Islam seeks re-entry in Spain

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Islam seeks re-entry in Spain

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Spain is the only country in the world, which successfully met the

challenge of medieval Islam. Under the great leadership of Queen

Isabella and her husband Ferdinand, the king of Aragon, they not only

successfully defeated Moors (The Muslims of North African origin) but

also made them leave Spain, at the beginning of Modern age in the

European history, five centuries back. Isabella ascended in 1478 AD

and by the sheer force of her character and tact, she stimulated such

patriotism among her people that a grand national unity was achieved

and the Muslims had to leave the country. Emir Baobdil, the leader of

the Moors kissed King Ferdinand's hand and left the city with the

rest of is followers. Since that day five hundred years back, no new

mosque was ever constructed in the land of Isabella, the great. With

that event, began the modern age in Spain and the new forces of

patriotism that were generated by the queen were later channeled in

what is known as the age of discoveries.

 

But in this age, when Islamic fundamentalism and its offshoot the

Islamic terrorism are posing the greatest challenge to the civilised

world, Islam is seeking re-entry in to Spain. A new mosque—first in

five hundred years has been constructed and the town of Granada,

where it is situated is the focus of Islamic attention. There are

around fifteen thousand Muslims already in the town and it has an

Islamic council also. Most of the Muslims here are Moroccan and

Syrian immigrants and some are North African students but there are

around one thousand converts also who are very much Europeans.

 

Many of frustrated leftist intellectuals have also joined the ranks

of Islam in post Franco Spain. All over Spain, Muslims would now

number in tens of thousands, if a report in New York Times is

believed. It is to be remembered that Spain is predominantly a

catholic country. Even earlier, during the medieval ages many

Christians had taken to Islam but with the onset of the modern age

Islam was wiped out. Many of the neo- Muslims seek to see the

medieval Muslim presence in Spain as their nostalgic golden age.

Their movement according to the New York Times is marked by the

visions of an Islamic Caliphate with an economy based on gold dinars.

It is to be noted that immigration is gradually spreading Islam and

also Islamic terrorism all over Europe. Great Britain is already

suffering due to Islamic terrorists particularly of South Asian

origin (remember Mirpuris?). The disintegration of Yugoslavia has

added to European woes in this regard. The developments in Spain have

their own problematic dimensions. A supposedly "homegrown movement"

is adding to the problem already created by immigration and a handful

of leftists in the land of Isabella and Ferdinand.