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FatimidDynasty of Muslim Shiite caliphs founded in 909 by Obaidallah, who claimed to be a descendant of Fatima (the prophet Muhammad's daughter) and her husband Ali, in North Africa. In 969 the Fatimids conquered Egypt, and the dynasty continued until overthrown by Saladin in 1171. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Fatimid dynasty, founded in 909 by Abdullah al-Mahdi, was on the rise just as the Abbasids to the east were in decline. 1, 786), and that this direction had an aesthetic reason as well, since the entire Fatimid city of al-Qahira, "built alongside the Pharaonic Red Sea canal, was fortuitously aligned in the astronomically-defined qibla direction" (vol. 18) This second period culminates, however, with a collection by a Muslim scholar with strong ties to the Fatimid court in Cairo: Mukhtar al-hikam wa-mahasin al-kalim (The Choicest Maxims and Most Beautiful Words) of Abu 1-Wafa' al-Mubashshir ibn Fatik, composed in 1048-1049. |
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