Andalucia: Remnants of the Abandoned Stories

Assalamu’alaikum and greetings to all,

We hope everything is fine over there. As promised, we would like to present you with a writing about one of the legendary Islamic city - Andalucia. However, we are not going to write it like the textbook instead we invited Afnizar Mohd from University of Manchester to share her travel notes with all of us. Since she has a lot to share, thus we have divided her notes by parts. What’s more, we are glad to feature photographs shot by Mohd Haneef Nasir from Cardiff University during his trip there. Without wasting your time, here’s Part 1 of Andalucia: Remnants of Abandones Stories.

How many fellow-travellers have I known? I cannot count.
How many corners of the Earth? I cannot tell.
Now that my wanderings east and west are done,
There is but one last corner left: my grave.

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Moon and star - A symbol of Islam?

Generally, people nowadays will regard the crescent moon and star as the symbol of Islam. If you were to look at the flag of Islamic countries like Malaysia, Brunei, Pakistan and Turkey, you will see the presence of the crescent moon and star in it. How are these symbols relevant to Islam and is there any story behind these symbols? In this entry, we will answer both of the questions and highlight what these symbols signify.

Islamic Countries' flag


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