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Muladi


The Muladi (Spanish: muladí [mulaˈði], pl. muladíes; Portuguese: muladi [mulɐˈði], pl. muladis; Catalan: muladita [muɫəˈðitə] or muladí [muɫəˈði], pl. muladites or muladís; Arabic: مولد‎‎ trans. muwallad, pl. مولدون muwalladūn or مولدين muwalladīn) were Muslims of local descent or of mixed Berber, Arab and Iberian origin, who lived in Al-Andalus during the Middle Ages. They were also called "Musalimah" (Islamized). In broader usage, the word mūwallad is used to describe Arabs of mixed parentage, especially those not living in their ancestral homelands.

The Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan words muladí, muladi or muladita are derived from the Arabic muwallad. The basic meaning of muwallad is a person of mixed ancestry, especially a descendant of an Arab father and a non-Arab mother, who grew up under the influence of an Arabic society and were educated within the Islamic culture. Muladi is the Spanish form of the term muwalladun, referring to Arabic-speaking Muslims of Hispanic origin who showed the same behavior patterns as those rebels of Arab and Berber origin who rebelled against Arab rule.


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