...Tariq and his forces crushed the Visigoths in battle and the Emir rewarded Tariq by appointing him governor of Tangiers (modern day northern Morocco). Tariq formed several alliances with local rulers and continued to invade the Visigoth settlements until he became defacto governor of Andalus (Andalucía) in modern-day Spain. In 714 AD, Tariq retired to Damascus, where he lived the remainder of his life, well known as a conquering hero and military strategist, as well as a scholar. Tariq’s prowess as a soldier and scholar has long since been forgotten by most, as time often allows. However, his name and his campaigns are discussed still with each reference made to the mount named in his honor, Jabal Tariq – the great Rock of Gibraltar, and in military academies all over the world.

Now let’s focus on the 7 key lessons we can learn from General Tariq Bin Ziyad in his campaign

You Must Always Mentally Control the Situation, Even When You’re Out of Control - "I am no one's slave." — Despite having lost his freedom, Tariq never accepted himself as a slave, physically or mentally, and even in a situation like the one he faced before the Emir, where he was required to wage war on his behalf, Tariq empowered himself by publicly deciding whether to accept or not, and he told the Emir so by indicating that he was not a slave to anyone. While on the contrary many of us are born free, but as the famous Greek philosopher Aristotle pointed out, we are incapable of making decisive decisions...

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