Arabic · proper noun · Faith & Sacred History

Qurtuba

क़ुर्तुबा

said qur-tu-baa

also written: cordoba, qurtaba, cordova

Meaning

Cordoba, the capital of Muslim Spain and seat of its great mosque; emblem of Andalusian splendour.

Related words

Muslim Spain (Andalusia), the lost paradise of Islamic civilisation; emblem of a glorious culture mourned after its fall.

The great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, monument of Muslim Andalusia; in Iqbal the emblem of enduring faith and beauty that outlives empire.