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The Fatimid Caliphate or Fatimid Empire (/ ˈfætɪmɪd /; Arabic: ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْفَاطِمِيَّة, romanized:al-Khilāfa al-Fāṭimiyya) was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shia dynasty.
Mar 28, 2008 · Summary. With the proclamation of his caliphate in January 910, al–Mahdī, the first of the Fātimid rulers, celebrated the culmination of a clandestine struggle that had deep roots and varying fortunes in many Islamic territories far from the north African scene of his ultimate triumph. His rise to power occurred not in the eastern areas of ...
The Fatimid Caliphate. The intellectual activities of the Ismailis during the Fatimid period have been described by one author as analogous to that which took place in Europe in the 18th century.1 This, 1 Canrad, M. ‘Fatimids’, in The Encyclopaedia of Islam, New Edition, vol. 2, p. 861. (The 18th century is considered to be one of the most ...
v. t. e. The Fatimid dynasty (Arabic: الفاطميون, romanized: al-Fāṭimiyyūn) was an Arab dynasty that ruled the Fatimid Caliphate, between 909 and 1171 CE. Claiming to be descended from Fatima and Ali and adhering to Isma'ili Shi'ism, they held the Isma'ili imamate and considered themselves the rightful leaders of the Muslim community.
The Fatimid Legacy and the Foundation of the Modern Nizari Ismaili Imamate. and the Foundation of the Modern Nizari Ismaili ImamateDr Daniel BebenThis is an edited version of the article published in “The Fatimid Caliphate: Diversity of Traditions” ed. Farhad Daftary and Shainool Jiwa. I.B. Taurus in. iation with the Institute of Ismaili ...
Dec 3, 2008 · Each wasi was followed by imams who were the completers of the message and guardians of the exoteric and esoteric meaning of the scriptures and the laws. There were variances in the status, function and finality of these imams during the formative centuries of Ismaili thought. In pre-Fatimid times, the seventh imam of the
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The Fatimid period is often represented as the golden age of Ismailism, an “interlude” in Ismaili history. The foundation of the Fatimid caliphate in 297/909 in North Africa doubtless marked the crowning success of the early Ismailis. The religio-political da'wa of the Ismā'īliyya had finally led to the establishment of a state or dawla ...
