ɪɾ ɪz θˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn bˈɪlt æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv ˈɪbən kˈæsiz pˈʊʃ fɚðə spɹˈɛd ʌv sˈuːfɪzəm ɪn ɡˈɑːɹb ˈælˈændæləs, nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz aɪbˈɪɹiə, ænd lˈaɪkli hˈaʊzd wˈɔːɹɪɚ mˈʌŋks hˌuː ˈeɪmd tə dᵻfˈɛnd sˈuːfɪzəm, ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɐ kˈoːɹ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɪz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl lˈʌv.
It is thought to have been built at the beginning of Ibn Qasi's push for the spread of Sufism in Gharb al-Andalus, now known as Iberia, and likely housed warrior monks who aimed to defend Sufism, of which a core principle is universal love.