Ibn Hazm was not a Persian but a Hispano-Muslim Polymath, his Grandfather was a Christian convert to Islam and ibn Hazm's father was the Qadi of Ishbiliya(Seville), Walba(Huelva) and Qaramona(Carmona)during the reign of Al-Hakam ii. P.s the last estate of Ibn Hazm still stands and has been renovated, is located in Huelva, Andalusia.
@@HamzaTheHistorian everyone claims him as theirs, the Arabs, Persians and Berbers. But most contemporary scholars agree Ibn Ḥazm was born into a notable family that claimed descent from a Persian client of Yazīd, the son of Muʿāwiyah, the first of the Umayyad dynasty rulers in Syria. Muslim families of Iberian (Spanish) background commonly adopted genealogies that identified them with the Arabs; scholars therefore tend to favour evidence suggesting that Ibn Ḥazm was a member of a family of Iberian Christian background from Manta Līsham (west of Sevilla). Ḥazm, his great-grandfather, probably converted to the Islamic faith, and his grandfather Saʿīd moved to Córdoba, the capital of the caliphate. Aḥmad, his father, a devout and learned man, held a high position under al-Manṣūr and his successor, al-Muẓaffar, a father and son who ruled efficiently in the name of the caliph Hishām II. Living in the circles of the ruling hierarchy provided Ibn Ḥazm, an eager and observant student, with excellent educational opportunities. You have to remember in the beginning of the 10th century their was a rapid growth of Native Iberian converting to Islam.
They are basically two popular theories regarding his descent, the one you mentioned and the one brother Hamza mentioned, however, this is irrelevant to his cultural identity. No one can claim Ibn Hazm apart from the Arabs as he was educated in their royal court and grew up being accustomed to their high culture. We humans are more a product of our environment than our biology. As such, Ibn Hazm was as much a Persian as the Shirvanshahs were Arabs.
They are basically two popular theories regarding his descent, the one you mentioned and the one brother Hamza mentioned, however, this is irrelevant to his cultural identity. No one can claim Ibn Hazm apart from the Arabs as he was educated in their royal court and grew up being accustomed to their high culture. We humans are more a product of our environment than our biology. As such, Ibn Hazm was as much a Persian as the Shirvanshahs were Arabs.
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Ibn Hazm was not a Persian but a Hispano-Muslim Polymath, his Grandfather was a Christian convert to Islam and ibn Hazm's father was the Qadi of Ishbiliya(Seville), Walba(Huelva) and Qaramona(Carmona)during the reign of Al-Hakam ii. P.s the last estate of Ibn Hazm still stands and has been renovated, is located in Huelva, Andalusia.
He was Persian in descent, look at the sources I cited. Its very well known and well reported.
@@HamzaTheHistorian everyone claims him as theirs, the Arabs, Persians and Berbers. But most contemporary scholars agree Ibn Ḥazm was born into a notable family that claimed descent from a Persian client of Yazīd, the son of Muʿāwiyah, the first of the Umayyad dynasty rulers in Syria. Muslim families of Iberian (Spanish) background commonly adopted genealogies that identified them with the Arabs; scholars therefore tend to favour evidence suggesting that Ibn Ḥazm was a member of a family of Iberian Christian background from Manta Līsham (west of Sevilla). Ḥazm, his great-grandfather, probably converted to the Islamic faith, and his grandfather Saʿīd moved to Córdoba, the capital of the caliphate. Aḥmad, his father, a devout and learned man, held a high position under al-Manṣūr and his successor, al-Muẓaffar, a father and son who ruled efficiently in the name of the caliph Hishām II. Living in the circles of the ruling hierarchy provided Ibn Ḥazm, an eager and observant student, with excellent educational opportunities. You have to remember in the beginning of the 10th century their was a rapid growth of Native Iberian converting to Islam.
Please give me more information on this estate, is it a place that can be visited? I am currently a tourist in Andalucía
They are basically two popular theories regarding his descent, the one you mentioned and the one brother Hamza mentioned, however, this is irrelevant to his cultural identity. No one can claim Ibn Hazm apart from the Arabs as he was educated in their royal court and grew up being accustomed to their high culture.
We humans are more a product of our environment than our biology.
As such, Ibn Hazm was as much a Persian as the Shirvanshahs were Arabs.
They are basically two popular theories regarding his descent, the one you mentioned and the one brother Hamza mentioned, however, this is irrelevant to his cultural identity. No one can claim Ibn Hazm apart from the Arabs as he was educated in their royal court and grew up being accustomed to their high culture.
We humans are more a product of our environment than our biology.
As such, Ibn Hazm was as much a Persian as the Shirvanshahs were Arabs.