Müdeccen definition
Müdeccen is an Arabic name that means “anyone who lives and gets used to it somewhere”. The Spanish equivalent is “Mudejar”, which means “those who are allowed to stay in their places, thus paying taxes”. In particular, Muslims in the cities of Andalusia, which came under the rule of Christians after the occupation of Tuleytula in 1085, started to be called by this name. After the occupation of Gırnata, the Muslims staying in Spain were “weak” and the word “Morisco” has been used to emphasize. Therefore, while the taxpayers kept their beliefs and lifestyles under the rule of Christians on the condition of paying taxes, Morisco's were forcibly baptized, and for this reason, they had to hide their faith. (Bilgin, 2013a, p. 32)