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prospect of a boundless ocean. He spurred his horse into the waves, and raising his eyes to heaven, exclaimed: 'Great God! if my course were not stopped by this sea, I would still go on, to the unknown kingdoms of the West, preaching the unity of the holy name, and putting to the sword the rebellious nations who worship another gods than Allah.'
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The fearless Akbah plunged into the heart of the country, traversed the wilderness in which his successors erected the splendid capitals of Fez and
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768:Adamec, Ludwig W. (2009-05-11).
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558:In 683 Uqba was ambushed by the
220:Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri
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522:(meaning "camp" or "
383:general serving the
242:Nafi ibn Abd al-Qays
130:Abu al-Muhajir Dinar
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200:Relations
195:, Algeria
178:Sidi Okba
106:In office
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230:Children
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