Arabic · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History
Andalus
अंदलुस
said an-da-lus
also written: andalusia, andlus, hispania
Meaning
Muslim Spain (Andalusia), the lost paradise of Islamic civilisation; emblem of a glorious culture mourned after its fall.
Related words
ARABIC
Qurtuba
Cordoba, the capital of Muslim Spain and seat of its great mosque; emblem of Andalusian splendour.
ARABIC
Gharnata
Granada, the last Muslim kingdom of Spain and seat of the Alhambra; emblem of beauty at the close of an age.
ARABIC
Masjid-e-Qurtuba
The great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, monument of Muslim Andalusia; in Iqbal the emblem of enduring faith and beauty that outlives empire.