It was indeed a golden age for Cordoba, or rather for the elite class of that city.
It wasn’t a particularly golden age for their serfs and slaves, or for the non-elite Jews and Christians or indeed Muslims, ruled by the elite.
But that was true everywhere at the time. Life for a non-elite Christian was probably no worse in Cordoban Spain than in the Germany or Poland of the time. And it was a good deal better for the non-elite Jew.
“It was indeed a golden age for Cordoba, or rather for the elite class of that city.”
Hmmm, interesting. My reading says that many jews were bankers and finance guys because of the restrictions on charging interest in the Koran.
I suppose every day is a golden age if you’re the rich elite in a given society.