Moriscos of Andalusia | History's Forgotten Genocide?

Описание: What really happened to the Muslims of Spain after 1492?

Most people think the story of Al-Andalus ended when Granada fell.
It didn’t.

In this powerful episode of the Sands of Time Podcast, host Tarek Ibrahim and co-host Mujir Muneeruddin sit down with historian and guide Tariq Mahmood to uncover the forgotten story of the Moriscos — the Muslims of Spain who were forced to convert, forced to hide their faith, and forced to live double lives for generations.

This episode explores:

• What happened to Muslims after the fall of Granada
• How Moriscos secretly prayed, fasted, and passed Islam to their children
• Why the Spanish Inquisition targeted Muslim families
• How an entire civilisation was systematically erased
• Why this story matters for Muslims living in the West today

You will hear real historical accounts of families hiding Qur’ans, pretending to drink wine, pretending to eat pork, and quietly holding onto Islam under extreme persecution.

This conversation connects directly to the wider history of Al-Andalus, the so-called “Reconquista,” and the long silence around the Morisco experience — one of the most tragic and untold chapters in European history.

This episode is part of our ongoing Al-Andalus series on the Sands of Time Podcast.

🎙 Hosted by Tarek Ibrahim
🎙 Co-hosted by Mujir Muneeruddin

Featuring historian and Al-Andalus tour guide Tariq Mahmood (Halal Getaways)

We also reference the intellectual legacy of scholars such as Ibn Rushd and the historical framework of civilisational rise and decline discussed by Ibn Khaldun, while examining how the policies of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile shaped the fate of Muslim Spain.

If you care about Islamic history, Muslim identity in the West, or the real legacy of Al-Andalus, this is an episode you cannot miss.

Chapters

00:00 – Welcome & why this story matters
00:55 – Returning from Andalusia & the Halal Getaways journey
02:03 – Tariq Mahmood’s first trip to Spain and identity awakening
05:07 – Why Muslim history in Europe was erased from education
08:24 – Why Muslim youth still need Al-Andalus today
10:23 – Who were the Moriscos?
11:34 – Why the story does NOT end in 1492
12:33 – Secret Muslims and hidden family rituals
14:03 – Were the Muslims of Spain indigenous?
16:04 – How Islam spread in Spain and who really converted
18:42 – The myth of the “Reconquista”
20:11 – Why Muslims were forced to prove they were Christian
22:36 – Why Moriscos looked exactly like everyone else
24:27 – How conversions actually happened in Al-Andalus
26:57 – How history was rewritten and hidden
29:25 – The surrender treaty and broken promises after Granada
31:10 – Step-by-step erosion of Muslim life
32:03 – Forced baptism and the expulsion orders
33:05 – The deadly journey to exile through Spain
34:20 – What happened to Moriscos in Morocco
35:18 – Why many Muslims stayed instead of leaving
37:06 – Living a double life for generations
38:24 – The famous fatwa allowing secret practice of Islam
41:06 – How Moriscos prayed, fasted and gave zakat in secret
43:00 – Jewish and Muslim life under Al-Andalus
44:48 – Spanish culture of silence and fear after the Inquisition
47:31 – Descendants discovering their Morisco roots today

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