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History of Islam Vol 3 of 3 by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi

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174 The <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Islam</strong><br />

Muslims dead. Ahmad Musta'in returned to Saragossa and continued to<br />

rule. Since the victory at Huesca had encouraged the Christians, they<br />

built a strong army and attacked Saragossa in 503 A.H. Ahmad Musta'in<br />

came to out <strong>of</strong> Saragossa to take on the enemy and was killed in the battle.<br />

Ahmad Musta'in was succeeded <strong>by</strong> Abdul Malik in Saragossa with<br />

Imaduddaula as his title. But the Christians seized Saragossa in 512<br />

A.H. and dislodged Imaduddaula. He took refuge in the citadel <strong>of</strong><br />

Rueda and died in 513 A.H.<br />

His son Ahmad ascended the throne in the citadel with Saifuddaula as<br />

his title. He tried his level best to restore his ancestral country from the<br />

Christians but failed in his efforts. At last, he sold the Rueda citadel to<br />

the Christians and began to live in Toledo along with his relatives and<br />

died in 536 A.H.<br />

Islands <strong>of</strong> Eastern Majorca, Minorca,, and Sardinia<br />

Isam Khulani conquered Majorca in 290 A.H. and was appointed the<br />

Governor <strong>of</strong> the territory <strong>by</strong> the Sultan <strong>of</strong> Spain. Isam was succeeded<br />

<strong>by</strong> his son, Abdullah, as the Governor <strong>of</strong> Majorca. He ruled until 350<br />

A.H., Caliph Nasir then appointed his servant Muwaffaq the<br />

Governor <strong>of</strong> the island. Muwaffaq waged jihad on France several<br />

times. He died in 359 A.H. His servant Kauser was appointed the<br />

Governor <strong>of</strong> the island. He passed away in 389 A.H. Mansur then sent<br />

his slave Muqatil to the island as the new Governor. He died in 403<br />

A.H. Following him Mujahid bin Yusuf bin Ali Aamiri was appointed<br />

the Governor <strong>of</strong> Majorca. Abdullah became the Governor after him and<br />

he conquered and annexed Sardinia in 415 A.H. A man named<br />

Mubash'shir became the Governor in 468 A.H. until then the islands <strong>of</strong><br />

Majorca, Minorca and Sardinia were governed <strong>by</strong> anarchy however,<br />

Mubash'shir brought them together to make a united country and<br />

waged jihad against France. At last, the Christian rulers <strong>of</strong> Barcelona and<br />

France surrounded Majorca on all sides. Mubash'shir sought help from<br />

Ali bin Yusuf bin Tashfain. Ali sent his warships without loss <strong>of</strong> time<br />

and drove away the Christians. Following this, the Almoravids begart to<br />

rule the islands<br />

and then shifted to the Almohads and during their last<br />

days, the Christians seized these islands.

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