in the 2nd half of the 6th century a.h., when the isma'ili caliphate in egypt was in the worst political situation, a series of political sunni figures managed to reach the important position of vizara some times. they, who were sympathetic towards the sunni caliphate of abbasids in baghdad and eventually made the fatimid caliphate to fall, during their vizara for fatimid dynasty, had to h...

the fatimid era(358-567 ah /968-1171ad) was one of the most brilliant historical periods due to its intellectual and cultural achievements and successes. influencing an area beyond its boundaries. due to their attempts, cairo turned into one of the artistic, cultural, and scientific islamic centers and it became the focus of research and science. during this period, there were numerous debates ...

Arwˆ bint Aúmad (d. 532/1137) ruled in Yemen for Ž fty-Ž ve years. She played an important political role and at the same time occupied the highest rank in the Ismˆ’“l“ religious hierarchy after that of the imam. Her religious policies, particularly her special relations with the Fatimids, led to the transfer of the Fatimid literary legacy to Yemen, and hence to its preservation following the f...

Abstract This paper applies the concept of ‘kinetic empire’ to eastern Mediterranean world in tenth and eleventh centuries. The term is borrowed from Hämäläinen's analysis eighteenth- nineteenth-century north American Comanche Empire. It refers way which trans- supra-regional power could be created, expressed enforced through mobile means. article focuses primarily on role mobility expansion By...

This paper deals with the study of impact Shiism on Arabic literature in general, and Fatimid particular. It treats issue of)al-Zahir al-Batin(in Holy Qur’an or what is called esoteric interpretation. The writers exerted more attention paid their effort employing Qur’anic verses through interpretation, goal that was to get Imamate Caliphate, it utmost motivation for right Ali bin Abi Talib his ...