The Dhakwan family and their role in the judiciary in Andalusia

Abstract

The subject of the research deals with an important aspect of Andalusia history, which is the relationship between the religious and political authorities. Through this study, it was shown that the Andalusia princes and caliphs were able to some extent to achieve a kind of balance in their relationship with the jurists in order to preserve the prestige of the state and manage its affairs, especially with regard to In administrative  aspects, the jurists formed a social class that had its position, weight, and influence among private and public circles, due to the spiritual status they occupied among Muslims. This is why the princes and caliphs were keen to please them and gain their support without compromising the security of the country and its political system, since the status of the Andalusia jurists was not among the caliphs. Umayyad was built on one level, based on his previous position in the world. Some of them increased in status and became prominent, maintaining their previous position in the Amiri era, and among them were those whose emergence began with the coming of the caliphs of this era, and there are those whose status declined after their distinction in one of the periods of this best era. There are those who did not have any significant status.