English revision by Nicholas Callaway The research has been carried out in the framework of the research project Local contexts and global dynamics: al-Andalus and the Maghreb in the Islamic East (AMOI) (FFI2016-78878-R AEI/FEDER,UE), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and co-directed by Maribel Fierro (ILC, CSIC) and Mayte Penelas (EEA, CSIC). The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of Spain has supported this research under the program “Contratos Predoctorales para la Formación de Doctores/2017".