That would not be my problem. If you post something that I think is inaccurate, I will take it upon myself to research it.
Feel free. Before you do, I would suggest that you check very carefully to see if you can actually dispute any of the information he gives. I find no inaccuracies in either his dates, or quotes of the qur'an or accompanying books.
What level? Accurate information is accurate information. I didn't withhold the source I was using because I was embarrassed about it, I simply hoped that you would do some research on your own and find that what you were claiming with regard to islam was simply not supportable when taken in the context of hisory rather than the context of romantic 19th century writing.
http://prophetofdoom.net/Islamic_Terrorism_Timeline_1000-Year_Crusade.Islam
There is the link. I defy you or anyone else for that matter to point out any historical inaccuracies.
No. There were quite a few massacres of jews during that time. There were the Toledo massacres of 761, 784-86, 797 and 805. There were numerous insurrections that were violently put down in Saragossa from 781 to 881. A massacre in Cordova in 805. Massacres in Merida from 805-813, in 828 829, and 868.
In all these massacres, the insurgents were crucified in accordance with qur'an 5:33
A revolt in Cordova in 818 resulted in 300 crucifictions and more than 20,000 families being expelled.
Feuding was the regional passtime in the Andalusian cities between the different sectors of the population: Arab and Berber, Iberian Muslim converts (Muwalladun) and Christian dhimmis (Mozarabs). Rare indeed was any prolonged period of peace in the Amirate of Cordova in the years between 756 and 912.
Al-Andalus was jihad heaven. Each year, and sometimes twice a year, raiding expeditions were sent to rape and pillage the the Christian Spanish kingdoms to the north, the Basque regions, or France and the Rhone valley, bringing back treasure and slaves. Andalusian corsairs attacked and sacked along the Sicilian and Italian coasts, even as far as the Aegean Islands, looting, burning, raping, and pillaging as they went. Tens of thousands were captured and brought into slavery in Andalusia, where the caliph kept a militia of tens of thousands. Christian slaves brought from all parts of Christian Europe and a harem filled with captured Christian women would certainly have made life for the muslims seem like a golden age. The society was sharply divided along ethnic and religious lines, with the arab tribes at the top, followed by the Berbers who were never recognized as equals, despite the fact that they eventually submitted to islam. on down the scale came the mullawadun converts and, at the very bottom, the dhimmi Christians and Jews.
In 1100, Ibn Abdun , a muslim judge decreed that no christian or jew could wear the dress of a noble, nor of a judge, or of any wealthy individual. He decreed that they must be detested and avoided. It was forbidden to greet them with the expression, ‘Peace be upon you’. He said thats Satan has gained possession of them, and caused them to forget God’s warning, and that they were confederates of satan’s party and satan’s confederates will surely be the losers!’ (Qur’an 58:19 [modern Dawood translation]). He declardd that a distinctive sign must be imposed upon them in order that they may be recognized and this will be for them a form of disgrace."
Now does that sound like a golden age to you? Ibn Hazm, another notable muslim judge in Cordoba wrote that Allah has established the infidels’ ownership of their property merely to provide booty for Muslims.
There was a massacre in Granada around 1066 in which most scholars say that 5000 jews were killed. Mostly crucified. The, massacre, captivity, and forced conversion- was described by the Jewish chronicler Abraham Ibn Daud.
These events are history Lilly, not to be compared to the romantic musings of 19th century authors. They are easily verified and quite simply, they put the lie to the idyllic golden age of muslim rule in spain.
