The story of the Arabs in Al-Andalus

New edition| First edition 1944 "Al-Andalus in the Middle Ages was a torch of light and a beacon of guidance, and its universities in Cordoba, Seville, Granada, and others were a gathering place for students of knowledge from the East and West, and literature, poetry, and arts in general held a status scarcely reached by any nation. If we talk about arts of architecture, engineering, engraving, and others, our speech would be lengthy. The fall of Al-Andalus was nothing but the fall of the shining star, the collapse of the mighty, steadfast mountain, and a land that was mourned with tears and heartache like no other. Poets did not weep for a kingdom lost to time as they wept for the kingdom of Al-Andalus, and historians did not stand in reverence, recording the end of a nation with heads uncovered and hearts humbled, sending sighs as they stood at the tomb of the Arab state in Al-Andalus."