 During
their occupation of Spain, the Moors displayed with considerable credit, the
grandeur of African culture and civilization. The schools and libraries which
they established became famous throughout the mediaeval world. Science and
learning were cultivated and taught, in the schools of Cordova, Toledo, Seville
and Saragossa. These schools, attained such celebrity, that they, like their
parent Egypt , attracted students from all parts of the Western world.
From
these schools arose the most famous African professors that the world has
ever known, in medicine, surgery, astronomy and mathematics. They were really
the recognized custodians of African culture, to whom the world looked for
enlightenment.
Consequently
, through the medium of the ancient Arabic language, philosophy and the various
branches of science were disseminated into The so-called works of Aristotle
in Metaphysics, Moral Philosophy and Natural Science. Translation
by Leonardo Pisano in Arabic Mathematical Science. Translation by Gideo a
monk of Arezzo in Musical Notation. In addition, the Moors established Caliphates
in Baghdad, Cairo and Cordova. |
It
should be noted that the European scientist like Roger Bacon, Johann Kepler,
Copernicus and others obtained their science through Arab or Berber sources,
the benefactors of the Egyptian mystery system. The term Moor in its French
form Maure designates the nomads of the western Sahara in Africa. A common
but correct belief that Moors are black was spread by William Shakespeare's
play Othello.
Alhambra
is a palace and fortress in Granada, Spain, built by the Moors between 1248
and 1354. It contains some of the finest examples of Moorish art in Europe.
The beauty of the palace lies in the decorations of the inner courts and halls.
Plaster moldings laced with foliage cover the walls and ceilings. The Court
of the Lions and its fountain are famous.
The
Moorish kings of Granada built the Alhambra on the site of an older fortress.
The wall encloses the 14 hectares on which the palace and its grounds stand.
The Alhambra was the last stronghold of the Moors against the Christians in
Europe. In
1492, it was captured by Spanish armies. In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella of Spain drove out the last Moors. Most of the refugees settled in
North Africa and North west Africa. |
Sources:
History of Science by Sedgwick and Tyler page 141 and 153 C. IX. History of
Philosophy by Zeller Introduction page 31. Europe in the Middle Ages by Ault
page 216-219. History of the Arabs by Hitti page 370, 629, 665 and 572. Esoteric
Christianity by Annie Besant page 107, 128-129. Ancient Mysteries by C.H.
Vail page 59, 61, 74-75 and 109. Othello by William Shakespeare I.B.M. World
book 1999 |
During
the Persian, Greek and Roman invasions, a large number of Egyptians fled not
only to the desert and mountain regions, but also to adjacent lands in Africa,
Arabia and Asia Minor. Where they lived and began to secretly develop the
teachings of their Mystery system. Knowledge in the ancient days was centralized.
It belonged to a common parent and system, i.e., the Wisdom Teachings or Mysteries
of Egypt, which the Greeks used to call Sophia.
