Who Was Tomas de Torquemada? Grand Inquisitor of Spain in Islamic History

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Isa ibn Maryam descends
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A landslide in the west
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توماس دي توركيمادا

Tomas de Torquemada

Grand Inquisitor of Spain1483–1498 CE

First head of the Spanish Inquisition under Ferdinand and Isabella. He hunted converts accused of secretly keeping their old faith, and pushed for the expulsion of Spain's Jews in 1492.

How it ended

He died in 1498. After him the Inquisition turned on the Muslims of Spain, who were forced to convert and finally expelled in 1609.

There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
Quran 2:256

The lessonThere is no compulsion in religion (2:256).

In the Quran

2:256 10:99

Stood against: the Jews and Muslims of Spain
Source: Recorded by historiansHistorians differ on how many were burned in his years; many estimates are around two thousand. The forced conversion of Spain's Muslims began in 1499-1502, after his death.

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