Who was General Gibral Tariq?

Answer 1

Tarik bin Ziyad was born in 670 or 670 CE and died in Damscus.(720 CE).

He was born to the Berber tribe of Nafzaw. Berbers were original people of North Africa.

The history of Berbers goes up to 10,000 years. They call themselves Almazigh or free men.

They live in these countries:

Morroco

Algeria

Tunisia

Libya

Niger

Egypt.

Berber Language is no longer spoken as before.

Tarek ibn Ziyad was a slave of Emir of Ifriqiya. He was freed by Musa bin Nusyar. To fully appreciate Tariq's story, one must examine Musa ibn Nusayr, his patron and superior. Born around 640 CE in Hebron or Kafarmara in Palestine/Syria, Musa came from an Arab background, with his father Nusayr linked to the Lakhmid clan or Banu Bakr confederation west of the Euphrates. Nusayr, possibly captured as a Christian Arab during the conquest of Ayn al-Tamr in 633 CE, converted and was freed, settling in Syria. Musa's birth coincided with the early Islamic expansions under Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634–644 CE), though as a child, he had no direct involvement.

Answer 2

General Gibral Tariq, commonly known as Tariq ibn Ziyad, was a Berber Muslim general who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania in 711 AD. He is best known for his role in the Battle of Guadalete, which marked the beginning of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Tariq landed at Gibraltar, which is named after him, and his military campaigns significantly influenced the history and culture of Spain and Portugal. His legacy remains significant in both Islamic and Spanish history.