Ishbiliyah

Under this arrangement Ishbiliyah was assigned to the people of Homs, the ancient Emesa, a Syrian town on the Orontes.

Ishbiliyah was now transformed into Sevilla, a Christian capital.

This conferred upon the city the cloak of fame, honour and historical immortality until it was regarded by the Muslims of the region as on a par with other great Islamic centres of learning and knowledge, such as Ishbiliyah (Seville) and Granada.