Structure of the Moslem capacity

In the first times of Dar-Al-Islam, the Dévolution of the capacity quickly proves necessary taking into account the extent of the grounds to be managed. The problem of the political administration is not mentioned in the message of Mahomet, one thus needed the emergence of a specific right.

The expansion of Islam is explained by the victories gained by the Moslems. Their military power is related to the use of a Cavalerie swift and many, galvanized by the call to the holy war ( Djihad , meaning of the term at times first of Islam).

Capacity in the cities

Once conquered, the cities passed in the Muslim world must be managed. The ideal of Islam is a Holy City conferring the anchoring of a spiritual attachment, in which develop, on the one hand, a life civilized through the action of the scientists and merchants, and on the other hand a religious life organized by the Imams; this anchoring is used as bond for the nomads believers of the deserts. This ideal is confronted with the history of the conquered zones.

The Caliph S, Sultan S and emir S, installing their structure of being able within these cities, have problems: they are prone to frequent disorders, risings and intrigues of being able. The sedentarisation of the nomads of the desert changed their lifestyle into introducing there practices comparable by the monks with idleness, which is perceived like a decline.

Capacity out of the cities

This situation lived on several occasions encourages holding them of the capacity to establish a city dedicated to the ministry for the country, well off its zone of dense settlement, following the example, later, of the Palais of Versailles for the Bourbons out the walls of Paris; develops to with it, safe from external agitation, and far from the dangers threatening the borders, the life of the Arab princes in all its components:

*vie of Court, made up of Courtier S, Astrologer S, Erudite S.
See the article detailing the palatine Life in Arab times . *ministère of the Diplomacy: throne room, receptions of the Embassy S of the countries neighborhood, of some religious obedience that it is, and public festivities. *palais of the prince, apartments dedicated to the royal family and the private festivals of court.

A city interns develops in the enclosure of the palate, Médina populated by the faithful Ancillaire S come to serve the dynastic family, like her guards.

External examples of palate in the city

with the Country of Al-Andalûs:

Caliphate of Cordoue:

Madinat Al-Zahra, out of Cordoue, today with the state of ruins.

Kingdom of Grenade:

Alhambra, on the Hill of Sabika which dominates Grenade. Structure of the capacity imposed by safety, the perception of the capacity of Alhambra proceeds of a Symbolique.

Governorship of the peripheral cities

The emir or the caliph names a wali to ensure the administrative delegation of a province (Wilaya or Muhafazah) or of a distant city.

At the time of the times of the taïfas of Al-Andalus, these governors seize the power or are drawn aside from it by local rebellions.

See too

Structure of the capacity
List of the Al-Andalus sovereigns

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