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quote:there-is-no-victor-but-allahThere is no victor but Allah
Well-known motto of Sultan Muhammad I and his Nasrid successors, appearing on a p111 frieze in the Alhambra
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- Sultan Muhammad IcitesNasrid ruler; motto 'There is no victor but Allah' originated with him
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- Frieze Patterns of the Alhambramentions
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- Nasrid dynastycitesThe ruling dynasty of Granada, responsible for the Alhambra's construction and decoration
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