Granada, the last days

Author's name: Walid Saif Publisher: Al-Ahliyya for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2025 Literary classification: Novel Brief about the book: This is the state of the Andalusians: a nation with pride, determination, and patience, if only their kings did not betray them. It is said: people are on the religion of their kings, so I wish their kings were on the religion of their subjects! Then the situation would be different. The popular hero Musa Al-Ghassani - from the novel. We princes own what is under our command, but we do not own ourselves! And others (from the heroes of the common people) own only themselves and their honor. So who is truly the owner and who is the owned? Abu Abdullah Al-Saghir, the last king of Granada - from the novel. They made their slogan: there is no victor but God... but they made it a shield. So if they are victorious, they say: God has prevailed with us. And if they conquer lands, they say: God's matter has overwhelmed us, and there is no one who can oppose His command. The king is for them in times of ease and victory, and God is the king in times of hardship and defeat. The popular Musa Al-Ghassani - from the novel. But people and the people of news... will remember our negligence... and forget the calamity of the common folk and their heroes... as if they are killing twice: once with the sword of the Romans, and once with forgetfulness. Abu Abdullah Al-Saghir, the last king of Granada - from the novel. Any recovery after about eight centuries for us on the island. Our situation is like everyone else's there. We all came from outside to it... The Visigoths came from the land of the Germans, and before them Romans, Carthaginians, Alans, Vandals. All of them came from outside and settled there. Bloodlines mixed over time... and among us are those whose origins go back to you... and born from a couple of us and you. Abu Abdullah Al-Saghir addresses King Ferdinand - from the novel. Abu Abdullah Al-Saghir took out the keys of the Alhambra, then handed them over to Ferdinand. And he felt that he was presenting to him the Book of Andalusia, which took about eight centuries to compose, contributed to by leaders, kings, poets, writers, wise men, and great scholars... Among them are wise men who enlightened minds, and tyrants who extinguished them.