Ibn Hazm, an Arabic writer, was born into a notable family said to claim Persian descent.

His great-grandfather Hazm was a convert to Islam, his grandfather Sa'id moved to Córdoba and his father Ahmad had both held high advisory positions in the court of the Umayyad Caliph Hisham II.

Conflicting evidence raised by some modern day scholars indicate that Ibn Hazm was a descendant of a Christian Iberian family in Manta Lisham (near Sevilla).

As one of the major members of the Zahiri group, he is well known in his time.

Some other scholars reprimand him, but Ibn Hazm is a great resister.

Living among the circle of the ruling hierarchy of the Umayyad government, young Ibn Hazm, had gained an excellent educational opportunity at Cordoba.

His talent had gained him fame and entered service under the Caliphs of Córdoba.

Ibn Hazm's father had died in 1012 and Ibn Hazm had continued to speak in favor of a centralized political structure.

He is often accused of supporting the Umayyads, for which he is frequently imprisoned.

He lays out the concept of courtly love in his 1022 work, “The Arabic Ring of the Dove.”