subject: History of Islamic Sicily - III [print this page] History of Islamic Sicily - III History of Islamic Sicily - III
According to most historians, the head Amari, Sicily, through conquest, flourished both economically and culturally and enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity. Innovative techniques were introduced in agriculture, where, abolished the monoculture of corn that dated from the late Empire, passed to the variety of crops. In trade, the island was included in an extensive maritime network, becoming the focal point of trade in the Mediterranean. Muslims imposed on Christians who were unwilling to convert to Islam laid down by the usual taxation dhimma (heavier than that given to Muslim subjects - subject only to payment of zakat - and consists of the jizya and possibly by kharaj), so the western part the island was converted almost 50%, while the eastern part remained predominantly Christian faith. Dhimma in the usual legal status of the Christians were forbidden to proselytize and to build new places of worship, but allows worship in private and in the churches that already exist.Palermo, Emir chosen as its capital, was a notable urban development become powerful and popular. Ibn Hawqal, merchant and geographer in the tenth century
in his journey to Sicily as the city of Palermo is about three hundred mosques. Some important people who lived in the era of Islamic Sicily, distinguished themselves in the techniques, the law, in letters and sciences, including Muhammad b. Khurasan, the Isma b. Khalaf, Yahya b. Umar, Abd al-Rahman b. Hasan, Ja to b. Yusuf and Ibn al-Khayyat. In language studies, it is recalled Musa b. Asbagh, Ab Abd Allh Muhammad al-Sa id Kattan and b. Fatihn.
Sicily was managed independently by his emirs, although formally it was never disputed the formal constraint of dependence on Aghlabid first and then by the Fatimids. Palermo (Balarm) was designated as principal residence in the emirate. He was head of the army, administration, justice and minted its own money. It is also very likely that Palermo was an active tiraz, laboratory where the sovereign authority to create fabrics made of high quality (often given as a token of appreciation to reward them for their subjects of their work or as a gift from the State in case of transmission or the reception of foreign embassies). The emir - who resided in the palace currently host Sicilian Parliament, and the Palatine Chapel (whose lower parts have kept visibly typical architectural culture Aghlabid [citation needed]), appointed the governors of major cities, the judges (qadi ) the most important and the referees are able to settle minor disputes between individuals (Hakam).
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