The background of the Islamic state occupying large areas of Europe began when Muslim crusaders, called “Moors,” invaded Spain in 711 AD.
With a cavalry of 80,000, Moors wielding curved scimitar swords, “went through all places like a desolating storm.”
The Mozarabic Chronicle, 754 AD, recorded that thousands of churches were burned and: “God alone knows the number of the slain.”
In 846 AD, just 46 years after Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome’s old St. Peter’s Basilica, 11,000 Muslims on 73 ships invaded Rome and sacked the Basilica.
They desecrated the grave of St. Peter.
Muslims invaders then trashed the remains of St. Paul, which were in the historic church, San Paolo fuori le Mura (St Paul’s outside the Walls.) As a result of this invasion, Pope Leo IV decided to protect the Vatican by building a massive wall to keep the Muslims out.
Muslim Saracen raiders set sail from Sardina with a fleet to invade Rome. Pope Leo rallied the cities of Amalfi, Gaeta and Naples to send ships to block the mouth of the Tiber River near Ostia.
Muslims fiercely attacked and were winning when suddenly a violent storm arose, dividing the Christians fleet from the Muslim attackers. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Biographical Dictionary described the Battle of Ostia:
“The Christian ships were able to make it back to port, but the Muslim ships were severely damaged and scattered. When the storm subsided, the remaining Muslim ships were easily captured.”
Muslims continued to raid, and Pope, John VIII (872-882) proved unsuccessful in rallying a defense. As a result, he was forced to pay an annual extortion tribute payment of 25,000 mancusi of silver.
Muslims plundered the coasts of Italy, and in 883 AD, they destroyed the renowned monastery of Monte Cassino, dragging its abbot, St. Bercharius, to the altar where they killed him.
They destroyed the abbey of San Vincezo in 884 and the abbies of Farfa and Subiaco in 890.
Pope John X rallied Byzantines, Lombards, Gaeta, Capua, Salerno, Beneventum, and others Italian states and personally led the troops into the field to stop the Muslims at the Battle of Garigliano River in 916 AD.
Muslims captured Reggio and Calabria, selling inhabitants into North African slavery.
In 1011, Muslims killed 2,000 in Cordoba, Spain.
In 1066, Muslims massacred every one of the 5,000 Jews in Granada, Spain.
In 1189, Muslims raided Libson, Portugal, and enslaved 3,000 women and children.
In 1191, Muslims attacked Silves, Portugal, enslaving another 3,000.
The Catholic Orders of Montjoie, and Calatrava, were organized to ransom back Christian slaves.
It took over 700 years to drive Muslims out of Spain in what was called the “reconquista” or re-conquest.
In 1085, the Kingdom of Castile freed Toledo from Muslim control.
The Spanish knight Rodrigo Diaz, known as “El Cid,” drove Muslims out of Valencia in 1094. In 1119, the Kingdom of Aragon fought and freed the city of Zaragoza from Muslim control.
For Violent Verses in the Kuran, See: http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/violence.aspx
