Indeed, when Ridwan took office on 5 February 1137, his titles reflected his dangerously powerful position: the new vizier was not only the "Sword of Islam" ("Sayf al-Islām"), and head of the "qāḍī"s ("qāḍī al-quḍāt") and the "dāʿī"s ("dāʿī al-duʿāt"); he was also "Protector of Mankind" ("Nāṣir al-­Aʾnām").