When Islam began to enter a period of decline in the Arabian peninsula, the European nations began to rise from their long sleep, which later became known as Renaissance. The awakening was not only in politics, with the success of Europe over the Islamic kingdoms and other parts of the world, but especially in the field of science and technology. Admittedly, it is precisely in the field of science and technology that supports the success of new European countries. The progress of Europe can not be separated from the role of Islam when mastering Spain. From Spain Islam that Europe much to gain knowledge. When Islam reaches its time
His golden days, the cities of Cordoba and Granada in Spain were the most important centers of Islamic civilization at that time and considered to rival Baghdad in the East. At that time, Christian Europeans, Catholics as well as Jews from different regions and countries studied at many Islamic universities there. Islam becomes a "teacher" for Europeans Here too they can live safely with great peace and tolerance, freedom to imagine and a vast space to express the souls of art and literature.
The Muslims conquered the Andalusian-controlled Goths in 711/92. The Muslims ruled in Andalusia for nearly eight centuries gave birth to a brilliant scientific civilization. Andalusia's triumph is over, but its civilization still survives to this day. The glorious period that lasted more than seven centuries that has never been rivaled by any country until today.
The triumph of Andalus can not be separated from the great role of the first Umayyad caliph. Abdul Rahman I (756-788) was an educated, authoritative and keenly interested leader in the field of literature. For his love of the field, he established a special place in his court which was given the title "Darul Madaniyat" # headerfor literary activities for the women of Andalus. After the time of Abdul Rahman I, his successor is also a government who focuses in the field of scope. His greatest service is about the spread of Arabic and weakening aing languages across the entire Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal). He made Arabic as Lingua Franca in the relations between nations of his day and the next. 
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