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Ibn Al-Khaṭīb
Lisan ad-Din Ibn al-Khatib ( ar, لسان الدين ابن الخطيب, Lisān ad-Dīn Ibn al-Khaṭīb) (Born 16 November 1313, Loja– died 1374, Fes; full name in ar, محمد بن عبد الله بن سعيد بن عبد الله بن سعيد بن علي بن أحمد السّلماني, links=no, ''Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdallāh ibn Saʿīd ibn ʿAbdallāh ibn Saʿīd ibn ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad as-Salmānī'') was an Arab Andalusi polymath poet, writer, historian, philosopher, physician and politician from Emirate of Granada. Some of his poems decorate the walls of the palace of Alhambra in Granada. He is known for composing the ''muwashahs'' entitled "''Jadaka al-Ghaithu''" and "''Lamma Bada Yatathanna''." He is highly esteemed both as an historian and as a poet. He was a contemporary and acquaintance of Ibn Khaldun. His great historical work, ''al-Ihata fi akhbar Gharnata'' ''الإحاطة في أخبار غرناطة'' (''The Complete Source on the History of Gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of The Myrtles
The Court of the Myrtles () is the central part of the Comares Palace () inside the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain. It is located east of the Mexuar and west of the Court of the Lions, Palace of the Lions. It was begun by the Nasrid sultan Ismail I of Granada, Isma'il I in the early 14th century and significantly modified by his successors Yusuf I of Granada, Yusuf I and Muhammad V of Granada, Muhammad V later in the same century. In addition to the Court of the Myrtles, the palace's most important element is Hall of Ambassadors (), the sultan's throne hall and one of the most impressive chambers in the Alhambra. Names and etymology Etymology of "Comares" The name of the Palace, ''Comares'', has led to various Etymology, etymological research. For instance, Diego de Guadix wrote a dictionary about Arabic words in which it is said that ''Comares'' originally comes from ''cun'' and ''ari''. The first term means "stand up" and the second one "look", in other words it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadaka Al-Ghaithu
''Jadaka al-Ghaithu'' ( "''Good Rain Would Befit You''") is a ''muwashshah'' attributed to Ibn al-Khatīb. It was written as a ''madīh'' ( "panegyric") of Sultan Muhammad V of Granada. ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm Ḥusayn Harrūṭ estimates it was written in the Hijri year 769 (1367-1368) or shortly thereafter, due to the presence of the phrase ''al-ghanī billah'' (), a moniker used for Muhammad V after a number of victories over the Catholic kingdoms, the last of which occurred around 1367–1368. Ibn al-Khatīb (1313–1374), an Andalusi poet and polymath, lived between al-Andalus and Morocco as a result of political exile. It is notable piece in Andalusi literature in general and the repertoire of the ''muwashshah'' genre in specific; it has been performed by musicians such as Fairuz Nouhad Wadie' Haddad ( ar, نهاد وديع حداد, ; born November 21, 1934), known as Fairuz ( ar, فيروز, ; also spelled Fairouz, Feyrouz or Fayrouz), is a Lebanese singer. She is co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceuta
Ceuta (, , ; ar, سَبْتَة, Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territories in Africa and, along with Melilla and the Canary Islands, one of only a few that are permanently inhabited by a civilian population. It was a regular municipality belonging to the province of Cádiz prior to the passing of its Statute of Autonomy in March 1995, henceforth becoming an autonomous city. Ceuta, like Melilla and the Canary Islands, was classified as a free port before Spain joined the European Union. Its population consists mainly of Christians and Muslims. There is also a small minority of Sephardic Jews and Sindhi Hindus, the latter of whom originate from current-day Pakistan. Spanish is the only official language, but Darija Arabic is quite prominent as well. Names The name Abyla has been said to have been a Punic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marinid
The Marinid Sultanate was a Berber Muslim empire from the mid-13th to the 15th century which controlled present-day Morocco and, intermittently, other parts of North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) and of the southern Iberian Peninsula (Spain) around Gibraltar. It was named after the Banu Marin (, Berber: ''Ayt Mrin''), a Zenata Berber tribe. The sultanate was ruled by the Marinid dynasty ( ar, المرينيون ), founded by Abd al-Haqq I.C.E. Bosworth, ''The New Islamic Dynasties'', (Columbia University Press, 1996), 41-42. In 1244, after being at their service for several years, the Marinids overthrew the Almohads which had controlled Morocco. At the height of their power in the mid-14th century, during the reigns of Abu al-Hasan and his son Abu Inan, the Marinid dynasty briefly held sway over most of the Maghreb including large parts of modern-day Algeria and Tunisia. The Marinids supported the Emirate of Granada in al-Andalus in the 13th and 14th centuries and made an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammed V, Sultan Of Granada
Abu Abdallah Muhammad V () (4 January 1339 – 16 January 1391), known by the regnal name al-Ghani bi'llah ( ar, الغني بالله, al-Ghanī bi-ʾllāh, He who is contented with God), was the eighth Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula. Muhammad V was the eldest son and heir of Yusuf I by his slave Butayna, born on Sunday, 4 January 1339. He also had a younger full-blood sister, A'isha, two half brothers and five half-sisters. He ruled between 1354–1359 and 1362–1391, and is best known for completing the royal palace of the Alhambra with the Palace of the Lions and the Mexuar, or ''Cuarto Dorado''. Sultan He inherited the throne from Yusuf I but was overthrown in August 1359 by his half-brother Ismail II and sought protection with the Marinid sultan of Fez, where Muhammad was inspired with fresh examples of architecture. Isma'il was overthrown and murdered with his brother Qays less than a year later in 1360, by his brother- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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