▁( ▁), ▁literally ▁" he alth , ▁well be ing " ▁but ▁also ▁carrying ▁the ▁meaning ▁" power ". ▁T ogether ▁they ▁form ▁Ab ou ▁l - A fi y ya ▁or ▁Ab u ▁l - A f ia , ▁rendered ▁in ▁Med ieval ▁Spanish ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁word , ▁Ab ul af ia , ▁meaning ▁" F ather ▁[ of ] ▁the ▁Health / Well be ing " ▁or ▁" Owner ▁[ of ] ▁the ▁Power ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Mo or ish ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula , ▁last ing ▁some ▁ 8 0 0 ▁years , ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁toler ant ▁period ▁in ▁its ▁accept ance ▁and ▁co - ex istence ▁between ▁Christians , ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁Jews . ▁The ▁Jews ▁of ▁Spain ▁were ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁Moz arab ic ▁Spanish , ▁And alus ian ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁the ▁And alus i ▁variety ▁of ▁Heb rew . ▁Thus , ▁it ▁was ▁common place ▁among ▁Spanish ▁Jews ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Arab ic ▁language ▁for ▁sec ular ▁names , ▁including ▁s urn ames , ▁for ▁use ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁syn agog ue . ▁ ▁Among ▁prominent ▁Ab ul af ias ▁in ▁Spain ▁were ▁the ▁k ab bal ists ▁Tod ros ▁ben ▁Joseph ▁Ab ul af ia ▁and ▁Abraham ▁Ab ul af ia , ▁the ▁powerful ▁To led o ▁ra bbi ▁Me ir ▁Ab ul af ia , ▁the ▁poet ▁Tod ros ▁ben ▁Jud ah ▁H ale vi ▁Ab ul af ia , ▁and ▁the ▁royal ▁tre