Fatimid Caliphate

The Fatimid Caliphate (ad-Dawlah al-Fāṭimiyya) was an Ismaili Shia Caliphate, it lasted from the year 909 to the year 1171 and eventually fell when its last Caliph (Al Athid or Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ) died, making place for the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt and Syria under Saladin. The Fatimid Caliphate was the only Shi’a Caliphate, it was tied to the Ismaili branch of Shi’a Islam, the belief is centered around Isma’il, the son of Ja’Far As-Sadid, the sixth Imam and seventh Imam, they are a Shi’a minority group. The distinction lies in the succession among the Imams, majority of Shi’a believe the succession of Ja’Far As Sadid went to Musa as Isma’il was stripped from succession due to being found in state of intoxication,…

The Fatimid caliphs-imams developed the daʿwa into a highly organized system and disciplined school, in which the term dāʿī also referred to a specific rank in the Fatimid religious hierarchy. However, prior to the Fatimid caliphate, the term dāʿī was equally applicable to those who summoned people towards the Ismaili imams of the time. The ʿAbbāsids also used the term daʿwa and dāʿī during the Umayyad period, although they never developed a daʿwa system in the same way as the Fatimid…

Midterm Exam 1. What were the major cultural, political and theological decisions Caliph Umar (634-644) made? Umar ibn al-Khattab or known merely as Umar was the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate of Islam. Umar was one of the most influential Islamic figures at the time and a close companion of Prophet Muhammad himself. During his reign, Umar upheld many of the values that the community had held dearly, and the regulation of the Islamic Calendar would enforce this ideology. The…

The Ottoman Empire, was an empire created by some Turkish Tribes at the end of the 13th Century, in the North-Western Anatolia. The Ottomans were known as warriors for the faith of Islam, who were inspired and sustained by Islam and Islamic Institutions. The Ottomans most successful period was between the 16th and 17th centuries. During this period, the Ottoman Empire expanded out over three continents. This covers what we know today as Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia,…

HIST 203 Final Paper The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600 by Halil Inalcik The Palace: A Microcosm of the Empire The history of the palace in terms of early Ottoman history is crucial to our understanding of power and social structures within the empire. In Inalcik’s book on the Classical Age, he devotes many pages to discussing the importance of the palace and its position at the centre of ottoman imperial power. Inalcik’s argument seems to predominantly be that the origin for all…

Bayat, Asef. "Individual Efforts Can Help Arab Women Gain Gender Equality." Voting Rights. Ed. Tom Lansford. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "A Women 's Non-Movement: What It Means to Be a Woman Activist in an Islamic State." Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 27 (2007): 160-172. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 10 Mar. 2016 In Asef Bayet’s Article “Women Gain Gender Equality,” it is clearly mentioned that “Islamic gender apartheid…

Light is considered a key concept in Islamic culture, therefore, in Islamic art; a special place has been dedicated to it (Mahdavinejad, 2003: p. 30). Study the main sources in the field of Islamic Architecture of Iran, especially the available resources in the field of Iranian Islamic identity, in its general sense emphasize on the concepts, that light is one of the most important (Mahdavinejad et al., 2011). Light as a factor that makes the act of perception, has a central role in the visual…

authority"(Quran 3:151). If a reasonable person were to read this, they would realize how Islam’s holy scripture speaks of terrorizing the nonbelievers.This shows where the violent nature of Islam, and how there is a direct correlation to terrorism. If Islam is such a peaceful religion, why would a peaceful religion terrorize those against Allah? The current state of the middle east is the best possible example of radical Islam at its finest. Palestinians and Israelis have been fighting since…

The Bargain Mart in “A Map of the City” eventually closes because of financial difficulties, and its closing makes a profound personal impact on Miriam’s father’s sense of belonging, and he is physically displaced from his family. As a consequence of the store closing, the family is forced to move out their house into an apartment (Thien 328). Miriam’s father feels like a failure, he is said to feel “only despair” at this change (Thien 328). Miriam’s father is suggested to feel like he cannot do…

Mahjoobah Billah 12B March 12, 2017 Influential Women in Islam There are many influential Muslim women who contributed to Islamic history and society now, but some of the greatest ones are not recognized enough for their efforts. These women make all women feel powerful and motivated enough to do the same, to pass along the message. Some of these women who contributed to Islamic history are: Aishah bint Abi Bakr, which almost everyone knows about, Naseebah bint Harris, who is also…