The conquest of Crete by the Arabs (ca. 824): a turning ...
Vassilios Christides
But, as Sadik Assaad has shown, Hakim''s severe measures were actually a cover-up to placate his Moslem citizens who were vexed by his reliance on the a h 1 ad h-d h i m m a h in the highest levels of his administration88. Actually, Hakim never ceased to rely on the ahl a d h-d h i m m a h in his administration89. Unfortunately, there is a very limited number of sepulchral inscriptions from the Arabic period in Crete, shedding no light on the problems of Christianity at that time90.