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This book offers a concise yet powerful account of Tariq ibn Ziyad’s life, focusing on:His Berber origins and rise under the Umayyad CaliphateThe historic crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar in 711 ADHis decisive victory over King Roderic at the Battle of GuadaleteThe establishment of Muslim rule in Spain (Al-Andalus)His legendary speech: “Behind you is the sea, before you the enemy…”