Islamic Golden Age In Spain

The Islamic Golden Age in Spain was a multi-cultural mix of the people of three religions that believed in one God; Muslims, Christians, and Jews. During the Golden Age; libraries, colleges, public baths were established and literature, poetry, and architecture flourished. Muslims and non-Muslims made general influences to this flowering of culture. The Golden Age is described as religious and ethnic tolerance and mixed agreement between Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Although Christians and Jews lived under restrictions, for much of the time the three groups managed to get along together, and to benefit from the company of each other.

During the Golden Age; Muslims, Christians, and Jews main focus was on family values, charity, and respect
In the Eighth Century, Spain was under Islamic rule, and cities like Córdoba absorbed the language, beliefs, and religion of the Islamic people. Córdoba, now a World Heritage Site, was unique in the sense that there was a unification between the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam a notion of “shared worship” that, as evidenced in contemporary media, has increasingly diminished (Oprea, 2014). Muslims were the ones with political power, but they developed a means of getting along with Christians and Jews until the year 1492 when Muslims and Jews were both expelled from this land to begin again elsewhere (Overview of Golden Age in Spain). What surprised the most was how Rauf wanted the Cordoba House to have an impact or presence on how people think about others and how they want to engage with others. The Cordoba House is a place where people who are not just Muslims can sing together, eat together, and prays together, but this welcomes all members of the Abrahamic family of religions. After reading all our class texts, something that really stood out in my head was “How good is it, and how pleasant, when people dwell together in unity.” Working together as a group can help our society to gain knowledge about other peoples' cultures. Culture is a strong part of people's lives. It influences their views, their values, their hopes, and their loyalties. For Jews and Christians, during the Golden Age they were working with Muslims and building relationships with them. This helped them have some perspective and understanding of the Islamic