A Review on the Social History of Islamic Spain in the Historical and Geographical Sources from the Fourth to the Seventh Century After Hijrah

Andalusia land, separated from the political body of caliphate a little after Islamic conquests, has been the center of attention of historians, geographers, learned people and the other Muslim writers due to its particular climate, historical and humanistic conditions. Among the news and narrations related to this land in the world of Islam, the reports relevant to its social history are of particular position. Reviewing the general features of the geography of Islamic Spain and relying on the selection of historical and geographical sources from the forth to the seventh century via document survey, this writing tries to primarily study the social history of this area emphasizing on economical situation and commerce, occupations, social groups, nations and religious reports in order to provide the ground for more broad researches in this newly emerged branch of historiography.