Comments on: Islam in Spain http://www.consumertraveler.com/traveler/islam-in-spain/ The last honest travel site Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: anis fatihah http://www.consumertraveler.com/traveler/islam-in-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-19498 anis fatihah Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:54:54 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=4595#comment-19498 Muslim's scholar really deserved the credit that were given to them. it's very fascinating to learn that the Moorish architecture and especially the landscape architecture are derived from the Koranic teachings. yes, they do take some of the ideas from the Greek and so on but the main thing is that they mostly gain their knowledge from the Koran as u well know. so i think there should not be this kind of arguments about the credits given to them or the christian monks. I'm in landscape architecture now and I'm focusing on Islamic approach. Islam do teaches us to respect others and also the environments in designing and in our daily life. its called right morality bind. so during Islam rule in Spain is mostly based on tolerance and respecting each other. i really don't understand how people nowadays cannot see the destruction caused by the Jewish people(israel) to Muslim nation while you kept yourself to be forever deaf and blind by their inhumanly action towards another human being in Palestine,etc.. now here you telling people what Muslim did to the Jews without any basis. please do some more research before saying those thing about Islam and Muslim people during their rule in Spain. i think what Ferdinand III and Isabella did to the Muslim is more cruel especially what i heard about the crusades. so take time to think about it clearly before saying about something falsely.. i live seeking truth and knowledge without any denial..I'm sorry if there's anything i say is not true. correct me if I'm wrong.. peace ^ ^ Muslim’s scholar really deserved the credit that were given to them. it’s very fascinating to learn that the Moorish architecture and especially the landscape architecture are derived from the Koranic teachings. yes, they do take some of the ideas from the Greek and so on but the main thing is that they mostly gain their knowledge from the Koran as u well know. so i think there should not be this kind of arguments about the credits given to them or the christian monks.
I’m in landscape architecture now and I’m focusing on Islamic approach. Islam do teaches us to respect others and also the environments in designing and in our daily life. its called right morality bind. so during Islam rule in Spain is mostly based on tolerance and respecting each other. i really don’t understand how people nowadays cannot see the destruction caused by the Jewish people(israel) to Muslim nation while you kept yourself to be forever deaf and blind by their inhumanly action towards another human being in Palestine,etc.. now here you telling people what Muslim did to the Jews without any basis. please do some more research before saying those thing about Islam and Muslim people during their rule in Spain. i think what Ferdinand III and Isabella did to the Muslim is more cruel especially what i heard about the crusades. so take time to think about it clearly before saying about something falsely..

i live seeking truth and knowledge without any denial..I’m sorry if there’s anything i say is not true. correct me if I’m wrong.. peace ^ ^

]]> By: kelly http://www.consumertraveler.com/traveler/islam-in-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-1649 kelly Tue, 06 May 2008 01:14:25 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=4595#comment-1649 While the Muslim conquerors of Iberia brought a number of civilized customs with them, there were also some negatives to their 800 years of rule. Saying that their multi-religious society was more tolerant than most for its time isn't saying much. Non-Muslims under Muslim rule in Spain were routinely discriminated against, couldn't wear fine clothes or shoes, couldn't ride horses, couldn't build a house taller than any Muslim-owned house, etc. There were myriad laws discriminating against non-Muslims under Muslim rule. Thousands of Jews were slaughtered during their rule, thousands more were expelled. Oddly enough, we only remember such activities when they were done by Christians. What is meant by "It was the Islamic world that preserved many of the manuscripts that became the foundation of The Bible"? Both the Jewish Torah and Christian gospels were written and compiled well before the advent of Islam. While the credit for transcribing Greek writings is often given to Muslim rule, it was generally Christian monks who did the actual translations. While the Muslim conquerors of Iberia brought a number of civilized customs with them, there were also some negatives to their 800 years of rule. Saying that their multi-religious society was more tolerant than most for its time isn’t saying much. Non-Muslims under Muslim rule in Spain were routinely discriminated against, couldn’t wear fine clothes or shoes, couldn’t ride horses, couldn’t build a house taller than any Muslim-owned house, etc. There were myriad laws discriminating against non-Muslims under Muslim rule. Thousands of Jews were slaughtered during their rule, thousands more were expelled. Oddly enough, we only remember such activities when they were done by Christians.

What is meant by “It was the Islamic world that preserved many of the manuscripts that became the foundation of The Bible”? Both the Jewish Torah and Christian gospels were written and compiled well before the advent of Islam. While the credit for transcribing Greek writings is often given to Muslim rule, it was generally Christian monks who did the actual translations.

]]> By: Wendy Perrin http://www.consumertraveler.com/traveler/islam-in-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Wendy Perrin Mon, 05 May 2008 19:10:16 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=4595#comment-1633 I was just in Granada in February, and my favorite tapas bar was a hidden jewel called La Bodeguilla de al Lado. After a surtido of artisanal cheeses, local sausages, and farm-fresh veggies, all lovingly prepared by the proprietress herself, you won't need dinner. A surtido for two costs only 14 euros. And the wine selection is terrific. Also, don't miss Granada's Arab Baths. Entering the candlelit hammam is like stepping back in time 500 years (see http://www.hammamspain.com/granada/ ). Unlike so many places in Albaicin (the Arab Quarter), the Baths are actually open during the afternoon (siesta time). They make for an excellent post-Alhambra R&R stop. Bon voyage, Wendy Perrin Conde Nast Traveler Magazine http://perrinpost.com I was just in Granada in February, and my favorite tapas bar was a hidden jewel called La Bodeguilla de al Lado. After a surtido of artisanal cheeses, local sausages, and farm-fresh veggies, all lovingly prepared by the proprietress herself, you won’t need dinner. A surtido for two costs only 14 euros. And the wine selection is terrific.

Also, don’t miss Granada’s Arab Baths. Entering the candlelit hammam is like stepping back in time 500 years (see http://www.hammamspain.com/granada/ ). Unlike so many places in Albaicin (the Arab Quarter), the Baths are actually open during the afternoon (siesta time). They make for an excellent post-Alhambra R&R stop.

Bon voyage,
Wendy Perrin
Conde Nast Traveler Magazine
http://perrinpost.com

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