As Emir, Thiqat was known for his generosity as a patron of the arts and his military victories over the Byzantines.
Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi described him as "a great king and a generous man.
Poets and scholars would come to him from everywhere, so he elevated their ranks and was very charitable towards them" in his work al-Mughrib fī ḥulā l-Maghrib.
Other poets such as Ibn al-Khayyat praised his military genius, defense of the Islamic faith, generosity, and wisdom.
Muḥammad b. Abdūn al-Sūsī compared Thiqat to a full moon.