An Andalus Adventure dhikr Ḥadīth 24: The Traits of

Ḥadīth 24: The Traits of the Felicitous 168

which examines the most philosophical arguments to make a case for the existence of God

general guidance to Muslims in the West regarding engagement in social justice activism from an Islamic perspective

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An Andalus Adventure dhikr Ḥadīth 24: The Traits ofIts 711 CE, 92 years after the Hijra of the Prophet Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him. Responding to a plea from Count Julian, governor of Ceuta, Umayyad General Tariq Ibn Ziyad, under order of Caliph Al Walid in Damascus, enters the turbulent Visigoth Kingdom of Iberia. Leaving his sleepy village of Tlemcen, a young Berber Qasim, joins Tariqs men, and is swept away on an amazing quest. Jacob, captured in Julians raid on Iberia, is tied up and