WI: No Umayyad conquest of Hispania

[Mort the Reaper]

The Umayyad conquest of Hispania left an indelible mark on the Iberian peninsula. It resulted in the destruction of the Visigothic Kingdom, the period known as the Reconquista, and left impacts on the Iberian languages that are still seen to this day, among other things.

So my question is simple: what if, for whatever reason, they never conquered it? How would it affect the history of Iberia and the Islamic world? What other consequences would it have?

 

[John7755 يوحنا]

What is the reason that the Umayyad do not conquer Hispania? Is it one of the following?

1. There is no civil war in the Visigothic kingdom and thus, none calls Tariq bin Zayyad (the caliphal representative in the Maghreb) to join the war.

2. The civil war occurs, yet there is no call for Tariq bin Zayyad and he does not invade on his own initiative.

3. There is a civil war, and Tariq bin Zayyad is called, yet he refuses and is castigated for his peaceful action by the Umayyad caliph.

4. Tariq bin Zayyad invades but is defeated in battle and killed or expelled from the peninsula.

 

[Mort the Reaper]

What is the reason that the Umayyad do not conquer Hispania? Is it one of the following?

1. There is no civil war in the Visigothic kingdom and thus, none calls Tariq bin Zayyad (the caliphal representative in the Maghreb) to join the war.

2. The civil war occurs, yet there is no call for Tariq bin Zayyad and he does not invade on his own initiative.

3. There is a civil war, and Tariq bin Zayyad is called, yet he refuses and is castigated for his peaceful action by the Umayyad caliph.

4. Tariq bin Zayyad invades but is defeated in battle and killed or expelled from the peninsula.

Good question. I don't have a particular scenario in mind, so it can be any one of those.