Introduction
The Muslim lands of al-andalus refer to the Arabic name that was availed to the regional divide of the Muslims peninsula. The land of al-andalus appears to have been fragmented into various subdivisions all of which amounted into five political domains. During the twelfth, and the thirteenth centuries, this land developed out into a province subjecting various states. The land of the greater Syria, on the other hand, also known as the Bilad al-Sham was in fact a part of the empires in the old time Antioch.
The European political and military challenges during the 12th and 13th centuries appear to be the same in the land of greater Syria, as well as the al-andalus land (Maalouf 94). Consequently the two lands interchangeably incurred the same challenges politically and in the military field.
In the centuries between the 12th and 13th centuries in Europe, the reincarnation of invention and innovation brought into being various ways of production and growth economically. Consequentially various challenges amounted up in these two Muslim lands. The al Andalus land saw the Muslims occupying being involved in various forms of trade issues. This consequently jeopardized the plight and place of the Muslims in the land. The representatives of the Muslims in the land sought to bring out clarity among the Muslims and the franks who were involved in trade. The territory of al-andalus was faced by the clause of governance especially in the trade transactions. Again the Muslim law was at a challenge especially in the military realms. The law was subjected to trial of whether or not the Muslims were allowed to get involved in the war. The challenge was similar in the greater Syria whereby the induction of invention conventionally brought conflict among the people regarding the law governing. As such people in the 12th and 13th century brought about political wrangles. This was as a result of the shake of foundation of governance. According to the Europeans the maximization of innovation and invention stage was outstanding and did not matter the expense of the two Islamic lands.
The land of al-andalus became shaken in the realm of military action. Most of the people were poached out to fill positions of soldiers in battle (Watt & Pierre 218). This did not rub off well with the governance of the land. As such taxes and the levies of al-andalus became marked up to be in a position to facilitate the ongoing circumstances of the Christian merchants in the land.
Arguably the same situation was recurrent in the dominant Syria whereby the economic and demographic instances became apparent. This was especially as a result of the recovery of economy in the 12th century that had begun in the 11th century. In essence, the greater Syria was fragmented at this time to facilitate for the innovative changes that were occurring. The forces conjoined in England and France to bring into being pleas that were European oriented. This saw the proliferation of invaders into the land from the armies for instance from the Mongol empire. This brought into being a fresh challenge of the greater Syria into the region of Baghdad into the land of Egypt.
This brought into being the mobilization of various troops in the land that caught up the Muslims into the challenge of war. Just like the war in the land of al-andalus this brought into being instability politically that created actions where some of the people were killed. The industrial revolution recaptured the efforts of the people of the greater Syria as to separate them away in the religious realms.
The territories that were dominated by the Christians were set out apart from those owned by the Muslims. As such, the ambush of the two armies was a factor enough for the action that emanated from this separation (Maalouf 106). A war broke out that was somewhat religious with the Christian community and Muslims claiming their authority over their respective lands.
The other challenge that faced the land of al-andalus is the fact that the first of the Muslims to live in that land was of a different culture. The European realm of rule brought into being this difference as such to incorporate the Arabic rule. This dominating factor of the Arabs was a factor that was brought about by the lineage of the Europeans in dealing with the rites of the Muslims. This brought a terrific deal of challenge on the rulers of the land.
Incapacitation of the Muslim rulers was opposed to the Christian rule that was the perspective before the 12th and 13th century brought about the geographical rule differences. As such, the political inhabitation of the races was a development of the al Andalus rule that brought into being the different political perspectives in the land. The division of the political ideologies emanated from the cultural differences brought about. Some of the Muslims thought the new cultural ideology brought into being by the Europeans was more prominent as compared to the existing Muslim politics.
As such this saw a division of the political climate of al-andalus. Similarly, the greater Syria historically was bound to the post world war culture that was somewhat common politically. The greater Syria was thus integrated into a Greek form of rulership aside from the Muslim oriented rule. The different perspective in the victory of the Greek politics and the Muslims brought a significant declaration of the war tactics among the people. The distinct inference of imposition of the European form of change was a factor of debate that caused a designation of the Muslims that was within the boundaries of the land without a necessitation of origin of ethnicity.
The fact that the land of al-andalus was a territorial realm located in the heart of south Spain was a factor efficient to cause wrangles among the Muslims and Spanish people. According to the Muslims in the land, they were taken to be inferences of high sense of liberation perspectives. The Muslims in al-andalus had to compete for positions in the government in order to fit in properly.
The instances of liberation saw the competition of power among the Muslims and the other settlers in the land. This perception was a declarative fight to be the emerging powerful successors in the various fields of the economy. These fields included the science the economical and the tolerable leadership positions of the religions. In this case, the two main religions are the Muslims and Christianity fighting for leadership.
As such the challenge was brought about by the European oriented change in the centuries (Watt & Pierre 225). In the land of greater Persia, the same challenge of power and leadership was a factor constant. The Muslims in the land in fact, were driven out of the land while some of them were killed in case they waivered in their faith during leadership.
Conclusion
The various challenges that were seen in the two Muslim lands were a debt of the redemption of the power of the two countries. The Muslims have been a factor of strong instruments of which Spain is structured as a place of high integrity as compared to the other countries. As such, the Muslims went through various issues that brought them together to greatness in the long run. The 12th and the 13th centuries were a factor to reckon with the change of the potential Muslim authority observed today. The recreation of the land of al-andalus shows a high sense of tolerance and justice.
The greater Syria has developed consequentially to relate the value and level of power with the reminiscence of the Spanish race and innovation of the European nation (Maalouf 83). In the military realms, the definition of power has been redefined by the existence and cohabitation of the races and religions. This incorporation of power and reality of the Muslim Spain is as such a familiar legend of hope and structure that declares famous readings in history. The involvement of war practices and adoption of various legacies has caused the in dominant description of the similarities in challenges of these two lands. The facilitation of the rebirth of change by the European regime is a dynamic that changed the thought of the Muslim lands during the centuries of innovation and change.
Work cited
Maalouf Amin. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes. London: Saqi Books, 1992. Print.
Watt, W M, and Pierre Cachia. A History of Islamic Spain. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1997. Print.
