Al-Andalusia … Decline of a Plural Culture

Top sixty by population on the left and by percentage on the right.

Top 60 By Population By Percentage
Rank Country Muslim Population % Muslim Country % Muslim Muslim Population
1 Indonesia 207,000,105 88.20% Saudi Arabia 97% 26,417,599
2 Pakistan 159,799,666 97% Afghanistan 99% 31,571,023
3 India 151,402,065 13.4% Somalia Nearly 99.8% 8,591,629
4 Bangladesh 132,446,365 88% Maldives 99.9% 348,756
5 Egypt 70,530,237 85% Western Sahara 99.8% 272,461
6 Turkey 68,963,953 97% Turkey 99% 68,963,953
7 Nigeria 64,385,994 45% Iran 98% 67,337,681
8 Iran 64,089,571 98% Algeria 99% 32,206,534
9 Algeria 32,999,883 99% Mauritania 99% 3,083,772
10 Morocco 32,300,410 99% Yemen 99% 20,519,792
11 Afghanistan 31,571,023 99% Tunisia 99% 9,974,201
12 Saudi Arabia 26,417,599 100% Oman 99% 2,971,567
13 Sudan 26,121,865 65% Comoros 99% 664,534
14 Iraq 25,292,658 97% Djibouti 99% 471,935
15 Uzbekistan 23,897,563 89% Morocco 98.7% 32,300,410
16 Ethiopia 22,533,500 31.2% Pakistan 98% 162,487,489
17 Russia 21,513,046 15% Libya 97% 5,592,596
18 Yemen 20,519,792 99% Iraq 97% 25,292,658
19 China 19,594,707 1.5% Tajikistan 95% 6,805,330
20 Syria 16,234,901 88% Jordan 95% 5,471,745
21 Malaysia 14,467,694 60.4% Qatar 95% 819,898
22 Tanzania 12,868,224 35% Senegal 94% 10,459,222
23 Mali 11,062,376 90% Azerbaijan 93.4% 7,584,311
24 Niger 10,499,343 90% Egypt 91% 70,530,237
25 Senegal 10,459,222 94% Mali 90% 11,062,376
26 Tunisia 9,974,201 99% Niger 90% 10,499,343
27 Somalia 8,548,670 99% Gambia 95% 1,433,930
28 Guinea 8,047,686 85% Uzbekistan 89% 23,897,563
29 Azerbaijan 7,584,311 93.4% Turkmenistan 89% 4,407,352
30 Burkina Faso 7,449,626 52% Indonesia 88.2% 207,000,105
31 Kazakhstan 7,137,346 47% Bangladesh 88% 127,001,272
32 Tajikistan 6,805,330 95% Syria 88% 16,234,901
33 Côte d'Ivoire 6,677,043 38.6% Guinea 85% 8,047,686
34 Congo (Kinshasa) 6,008,500 10% Kuwait 85% 1,985,300
35 Libya 5,592,596 97% Bahrain 93.1% 659,682
36 Jordan 5,471,745 95% West Bank and Gaza 84% 3,159,999
37 Chad 5,306,266 54% Kyrgyzstan 80% 4,117,024
38 United States 4,558,068 1.5% United Arab Emirates 76% 1,948,041
39 Turkmenistan 4,407,352 89% Albania 70% 2,508,277
40 Philippines 4,392,873 5% Brunei 64.5% 241,602
41 France 4,214,790 6.9% Sudan 65% 26,121,865
42 Kyrgyzstan 4,117,024 80% Malaysia 60.4% 14,467,694
43 Uganda 4,090,422 15% Sierra Leone 60% 3,610,585
44 Mozambique 3,881,340 20% Lebanon 60% 2,678,212
45 Sierra Leone 3,610,585 60% Burkina Faso 52% 7,449,626
46 Ghana 3,364,776 16% Chad 54% 5,306,266
47 Cameroon 3,276,001 20% Nigeria 50% 64,385,994
48 Thailand 3,272,218 5% Eritrea 50% 2,280,799
50 Mauritania 3,083,772 99.9% Ethiopia 50% 37,533,500
51 Germany 3,049,961 3.7% Bosnia 40% 1,820,879
51 Oman 2,971,567 99% Côte d'Ivoire 38.6% 6,677,043
53 Albania 2,508,277 70% Guinea-Bissau 38% 538,090
54 Malawi 2,431,784 20% Tanzania 35% 12,868,224
55 Kenya 2,368,071 7% F.Y.R. Macedonia 33.3% 685,305
56 Eritrea 2,280,799 50% Suriname 22% 96,391
57 Serbia and Montenegro 2,274,126 21% Serbia and Montenegro 21% 2,274,126
58 Lebanon 2,257,351 59% Mozambique 20% 3,881,340
59 Kuwait 1,985,300 85% Cameroon 20% 3,276,001
60 United Arab Emirates 1,948,041 76% Malawi 20% 2,431,784
source wikipedia

Albania 70% Muslim
Bahrain 81% Muslim
Brunei 64% Muslim
Egypt 90% Muslim
Indonesia 85% Muslim
Kuwait 68% Muslim
Krghystan 75%
Malaysia 60%
Qatar 77%
Sierra Leone 60%

Re: # 122 about earlier point I agree! about second point, i breifly point out.


At its prime in 10th century AD the agricultural products of Sapin were of greta value and the name Check developped from Andulasia and jewels, fine arts , books , defence related goods and international trade with europe and Africa was the source fo its incoem.

In times of peace the energies and sources were diverted towards public welfare projects like aqueducts, market to farm roads and development of new markets for flourishing econmoy of Spain.

Olives and other agricultural products along with porcelain utensils and basically public se4ctor economic activities under the supervision of governemnt werebasic developmental aspect.

It was labour intensive welfare oriented economy with maximum thrust upon provision of welfare and servcies to public.

Its trade ranged from Sapin to canton in China as coins and use of checks show histroically. it was productive economy with specific stress on trade. Any specific question?

yar its stupid to just post nonsense which does not progress the informative nature of this article.

dear author, can you comment on the economy of the al-andlucia and contrast it to its contemperaries? was it an empire? looks like al-andalucia was a relatively small area, so what were the sources of revenue etc?

Re: # 118 Nothing is perfect, all societies ahve limitations and flaws. But at least we can strive fro peace co-existance and understadning by keeping our identities instead of becoming zombies and robots under spell of globalization.

Re: # 118 Actions speal louider than words. For Jews it was a place where they excelled and developed theri culture and were free enough to do theri own cultural realities.

this cultural pluralism is now seen in conflict by some authors under the spell of terrorism... and there is not always unity of thought difference of opinion is beauty of our lives.

Is it not enough to know that there was no Inquisition in Muslim times , but it was THe REAlity of Reconquista

Re: # 116 It is out of context. This ver4se expalins the situation in war when you are atatacked then do,nt run away . then face the enemy and kill as they are ready to kill you. It is for combatants as in all present societies.
it is erroneous to think kiolling innocent people.

Laddu has quoted them with out context and mere translation is not clue, the situation in which they were revealed has bearing on this.

killing one person is killing humanity. Holy Prophet peace be upon him

How about researching what the non-Muslims of the time had to say about this apparently perfect pluralism? And perhaps trying to discover why pluralism is now absent from Islamic countries (notice, I don't say "societies")?

Ref mahfari #115

Would killing a kaffir be sweet for a Muslim?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/books/review/Ramadan-t.html?pagewanted=4

Th e article talks about how to read and understand the Koran.

It still doesn't tell me what to make of the statement "Kill the kaffirs". Is there some deeper, more fundamental meaning beyond the obvious?

Can the Mullahs of Chow explain this statement?

The other question is: is only a Muslim allowed to kill a kaffir or can anyone kill a kaffir with impunity? I mean, can I kill a Hindu in Saudi Arabia and escape all punishment?

Re: # 112 I like muti chur ka Laddu... but laddus are sweet why you are always talking bitter?

Re: # 111 Violoence is neccessary evil pof human nature and you can mere talk in terms of underworld and unable to appreciate art and ebauty. Perhaps Ajenta and Ellora's cave sculpture will be the perfect ... at least to awaken regard and respect for human heritage.

Advanvancement on discussion
From pissers or non-pissers to huggers and non huggers.

Re: # 105

"From the ceilings, corniced with fretted gold, great chandeliers hung. Here were clusters of frail marble columns, which, in the boudoirs of the sultanas, gave way to verd-antique incrusted with lapis lazuli. The furniture was of sandal- or citron-wood, richly inlaid with gold, silver, or precious minerals. Tapestry hid the walls,."

All stolen from subdued kafirs or looted from numerous raids to kafir civilizations or by terrorizing the idolators and kidnapping their artisans, artists and their skills in order to work as slaves on their Tajmahals..........what this Bedouin civilizations had of its own except for that 'terror' and mafiaso code........

Re: # 103

"Getting the point or....?"

What's the point dear? Khul ke kaho?

Ref aslam644 #108

[According to historians most resettled in morocco, their culture survived for some centuries but, they couldn’t recreate the glory and the majesty of Moorish Spain but, ofcourse spain went on to become the superpower of its days with the discovery of Americas because of the knowledge it had learned from the moors.]

The only thing the Arabs could have taught the Spaniards is buggery, their specialty.

So why didn't the frikking Arabs discover America for themselves? Why was it left to Spain to sail across an uncharted ocean?

That is because the sand niggers of Arabia didn't and still don't know sh!t from shinola.

These buggers didn't even know they had oil in the desert. It was left to the Brits and Americans to find it.

Nothing much can come out of a civilization(?) that buggers camels.