The nature of the study required that it be in an introduction, a preface, and four chapters followed by a conclusion, and a list of sources and references that I relied on. The preface dealt with a brief overview of the political and cultural life in Andalusia during the Umayyad era, and loss in language and terminology. In the first chapter, I talked about loss by death. In the second section, I talked about losing one's home and family. In the third section, I talked about losing one's beloved. In the fourth section, I talked about losing oneself.