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	Tariq ibn-Ziyad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was initially the deputy of Musa ibn Nusair in North Africa, and was sent by his superior to the Iberian peninsula in order to intervene, at the request of the heirs of the Visigothic King, Wittiza, in the Visigothic civil war.
		On April 30, 711, the armies of Tariq landed at Gibraltar (the name Gibraltar is derived from the Arabic name Jabal Tariq, which means mountain of Tariq).
		The so-called Moorish armies swept through Iberia and, in the summer of 711, won a decisive victory when the Visigoth king, Roderic, was defeated and killed on July 19th at the Battle of Guadalete.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tariq_ibn_Ziyad (436 words)

	Tariq Bin Ziyad
		Tariq and his soldiers routed one of the most formidable armies of the West and carried the banner of Islam even beyond the high walls of the Pyrenees.
		Tariq bin Ziyad, a newly converted Berber slave wsa a lieutenant of Musa bin Nusair, the Muslim Viceroy of Africa.
		Tariq had divided his small army into four divisions and directed one of his lieutenants towards Cordova, the other towards Malaga, the third towards Granada and himself at the head of the main body hurriedly marched upon Toledo, the Capital of Spain.
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	Kuzuka kwa dola mbali mbali
		Chokochoko hizi ziliendelea vile vile zama za Abdullahi bin Zubeyr mpaka wakasimama na kumpiga vita na kumuua katika Ukhalifa wa AbdulMalik bin Marwan.
		Dola hii ilijitenga na kuendelea ukoo na kizazi cha Ibrahim bin Aghlab kuhukumu nchi hii kwa urathi, lakini walibakia kuwa waaminifu kwa Makhalifa wa ki-Abbasi na watiifu kwao.
		Khalifa wa ki-Abbasi wa wakati huo aliyekuwa akiitwa Ar-Radhi alimchagua Muhammad bin Taghj kiongozi Mturuki kuongoza jeshi dhidi ya Mafatimi huko Misri na katika mwaka 323 Hijria baada ya kuwashinda Mafatimi kuwa ndiye msimamizi wa Wilaya ya Misri.
	elhaj2.tripod.com /vijidola.htm (1439 words)

	Musa ibn Nusair. Who is Musa ibn Nusair? What is Musa ibn Nusair? Where is Musa ibn Nusair? Definition of Musa ibn ...
		Musa bin Nusair (640 - 716) was a Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads.
		He sent his deputy, Tariq bin Ziyad to Spain, and his armies landed at Gibraltar on April 30, 711 from where they proceeded to take most of Spain.
		Musa would join Tariq in 712 and led armies into Southern Frace where he annexed some land.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Musa_ibn_Nusair (251 words)

	Musa bin Nusair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Musa bin Nusair (640—716) was a Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads.
		He sent his deputy, Tariq bin Ziyad, to Spain, whose armies landed at Gibraltar on April 30, 711, from whence they proceeded to take most of Spain.
		After hearing from both Musa and Tariq, the caliph concluded that Musa, as emir, had wronged his subordinate general, Tariq, by taking all the credit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Musa_bin_Nusair (463 words)

	Ahmeds World of Islam
		Tariq ibn Ziyad was sent by Musa ibn Nusayr in the year 711 AD as a chief commander to conquer Andalus.
		Tariq immediately awoke from his sleep with a smile, and from that moment on he never doubted victory.
		Tariq advanced towards a small mountain in the sea which later became known as Jabal Tariq (Mount Tariq) derived from which is the modern name: Gibraltar.
	ahmed2004uk.blogspot.com /2005/06/tariq-bin-ziyad.html (777 words)

	Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef
		Among these generals was the teen-aged Muhammad bin Qasim, who in 712 was sent to Sindh in India.
		Qutaibah bin Muslim was sent to conquer Turkestan which he did, even penetrating the borders of China and getting a tribute payment from the Chinese emperor.
		Perhaps his most successful general was Musa bin Nusair who consolidated control over North Africa and who sent Tariq bin Ziyad to invade Spain.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/al/al_hajjaj_bin_yousef.html (518 words)

	tariq_ibn_ziyad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Tariq ibn Ziyad and the Muslim conquest of Spain
		Tariq ibn Ziyad and the Muslim conquest of Spain Tariq ibn Ziyad,Africa,African,Iberia, Al Andalus,history,historical,source,world,document,Haines Brown Documents menu From: andquot;editor, h-mideast...
		Sunday, June 12, 2005 Tariq bin Ziyad TARIQ BIN ZIYAD Tariq ibn Ziyad was sent by Musa ibn Nusayr in the year 711 AD as a chief commander to conquer Andalus.
	tariq_ibn_ziyad.networklive.org (284 words)

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		As a result of this the Muslim ruler despatched General Tariq ibn Ziyad with an army of 7,000 soldiers across the Straits to Spain, in 711 A.C. General Tariq was a seasoned warrior well known for his indomitable courage and bravery.
		Tariq at once noticed the uneasiness among his soldiers, but he knew that this was not caused by any feeling of fear, for they were perfectly trained soldiers, and the heroes of many famous battles.
		General Tariq Ibn Ziyad will ever live in the memory of men for the famous rock on the Spanish mainland still bears his name: Jabal-at-Tarig, (the Mountain of Tariq)- Gibraltar.
	www.geocities.com /mutmainaa/tafakkur/tariq_bin_ziyad.html (453 words)

	1424 Eid ul Fitr Khutbah
		A Muslim army under Muhammad bin Qasim captures the port of Debal, near Karachi, Pakistan in 711 CE, and marches north along the river Indus.
		Bin Qasim defeats the ruler, Raja Dahir, at what is now Hyderabad in Pakistan, captures the territory up to Multan and annexes it as a province of the Caliphate(Khalifah Walid bin Abdul Malik, during the Umayyad period, located in Damascus, Syria).
		After diplomatic attempts failed, Hajjaj bin Yusuf, the Umayyad governor in Baghdad, dispatched a 17-year-old commander by the name Muhammad bin Qasim with a small army.
	www.irfi.org /articles/articles_151_200/1424_eid_ul_fitr_khutbah2.htm (3138 words)

	GN Online: Zayed centre issues book on Gibraltar
		According to the publication, The Rock of Gibraltar is named after the young Arab General Tariq bin Ziyad who entered Spain in 711.
		Tariq had paved the way for the Arab conquest of Portugal and Spain, which they ruled for over 700 years and helped bring about enlightenment to Medieval Europe.
		Wishing further success to the centre under the auspices of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Dr Haddad reiterated his desire to extend all possible cooperation for the sake of achieving common Arab ideals.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=58153 (358 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Spain : the Islamic Conquest, 8th Century
		In 710 RODRIGO was elected King of Visigothic Spain, against the votes of his opponents who called in Arab troops under TARIQ BIN ZIYAD from nearby North Africa.
		Tariq and his forces crossed the Straits of Gibraltar and landed at Gibraltar (in Arabic : Jebel et-Tariq or the Mountain of Tariq) and defeated Roderic's Visigothic forces in 711; Roderic himself fell in battle.
		So soon after Tariq's victory over Roderic, Muslims - both Berbers and Arabs - began to settle on the peninsula, and the Muslim community established there proved to strong to uproot by an evacuation order coming from Damascus.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/spain/arabconquest.html (559 words)

	Tariq Bin Ziyad :: SoundVision.com Shopping
		A brief biography of one of the greatest Companions of the Prophet Mohamed (peace and blessings be upon him) who later became Khalifa (leader) of the Muslims.
		Tariq bin Ziyad was a great Muslim general who managed to conquer Spain, which later flourished as a seat of enlightenment in Europe during the Western Dark Ages.
		This short booklet is part of "The Great Muslims" series, and focuses on the life of this brave and pious Muslim, who began life as a slave in Africa and rose to power under the Muslims.
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	AL-HAJJAJ BIN YOUSEF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		also known as Al Hajjaj bin Yousef Al saqafe) was an important Arab administrator during the Umayyad caliphate.
		His given name is Kulaib, but he changed it (Before being appointed as governor) to Al-Hajjaj which means in Arabic The Bone Crusher.
		Compared to his general Hajjaj was more hardline insisting that pagans (or those who were not people of the book) be killed or enslaved.
	www.iperfull.com /Al-Hajjaj_bin_Yousef (779 words)

	[-- Tariq Bin Ziyad --]--Ummah.comGeneral
		The two armies met at the mouth of river Barbate, on the shores of a lagoo of Janda and fought a decisive battle on July 9th, 711, A.D. The two armies were unequally matched.
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	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=4355 (1158 words)

	Islam, March 1985 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Islam entered Spain 91 years after Hegira (710 C. E.) with Tarîf bin Zur'a and his companions.
		The following year Tariq bin Ziyad crossed the Gibraltar with an army of 12 000 and dominated Spain in a short time.
		As the historians point out, King Rodrigo had an army of about 70 000 soldiers to fight Tariq bin Ziyad.
	gumushkhanawidargah.8m.com /byazilar/eislam/ei8503.html (584 words)

	Afropop Worldwide
		In 711, a Berber general named Tariq bin Ziyad crossed the narrow strait that divides northern Morocco from southern Spain and established the first Arab claim on European land.
		With that bold act, Tariq gave this strategic strait its permanent name: Gibraltar.
		Over the next eight centuries, a succession of Arab, Berber and other Muslim leaders would control portions of what is now southern Spain.
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	Who was the best military leader in Muslim History?--Ummah.comPolling Booth
		Khalid Bin Waleed - The sword of Allah
		Tariq bin Ziyad, young and courageous general of the Mujahedin, who crossed strides from Northern Africa to land on Gibraltar (named after Tariq, as the Arabic derivation of Jabar-al-Tariq, Rock of Tariq) and then to Spain where his 12,000 plus army defeated the forces of Spain and establish Muslim rule upon its frontiers.
		The Prophet of Allah, Muhammad, upon him be salutations and peace, stated "I have been sent close to the Hour, with the Sword, so that none has the right to be worshipped except the Almighty Allah alone, without any partner.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=36860 (1386 words)

	Salaam Knowledge
		So when Suleyman came to power he treated Musa Bin Nusair with great severity and recalled him and Tariq Bin Ziyad from Spain, which they had jointly conquered.
		Since, Hajaj had died, he took the revenge from his son-in-law Muhommad bin Qasim, who had conquered Sindh.
		He recalled Muhammad bin Qasim from Sindh and sent him to prison where he died.
	www.salaam.co.uk /knowledge/biography/viewentry.php?id=1631 (214 words)

	Dubai Informatics Computer Center \| Location (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Take the first U-turn and then the right parking lane in front of our building and right to the parking area in front of the building.
		For those coming from Creek Side (Ruler's Court area) towards Tariq Bin Ziyad Road
		For those coming from Abu Dhabi direction (Sheikh Zayed Road) towards Tariq Bin Ziyad Road (or Deira)
	www.informaticsdubai.com /web/location.asp (418 words)

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