Conquest of Spain: Did Tariq bin Siyad actually burn the ship? Read the full
The thrilling histories of the Spanish conquests still haunt us today. One such case is that of Tariq ibn Siyad, whom we have heard of. We have heard that the reason for this is to increase the courage and ambition of his soldiers.The belief that if they realize that it is impossible to go back, they will risk their lives to fight relentlessly. You have no retreat from war, and if not one or the other victory, not a single life will be left among us. In front of you is the enemy army and behind you is the raging sea.
But later disagreements arose over the burning of the ship. Did he actually burn the ship ...? What power does it have to burn a ship ....?Thus there was a lot of controversy over that incident. Historians confirm that Twariq ibn Siyad did not burn the ship. Laying due
1-more ships belong to Julian who allied with them. It is not allowed to burn.2- The Muslim army did not need to burn ships to show their bravery.
3 - Those ships could have been sent to Morocco.
4- Ibn al-Maqari's Nafhu Tweeb and Ibn Baladuri's Futuh al-Bilad do not mention the burning of a ship.For these reasons, there is no possibility of him burning the ship.