The Advent of the Fatimids: A Contemporary Shi'i Witness (Ismaili Texts and Translations)

Type

Book

Authors

Wilfred Madelung

Paul Walker

ISBN 10

1860645518

ISBN 13

9781860645518

Tags

Middle East, Islam

Description

This personal memoir composed by a medieval scholar reveals an important discourse with two Ismaili leaders who spearheaded the Fatimid revolution in North Africa in 909-910. By reporting the thoughts and activities of Abu ‘Abdallah al-Shi’i and his brother Abu’l-Abbas over a period of seven months, Ibn al-Haytham in his Kitab al-Munazarat (The Book of Discussions) provides an unparalleled insider’s view to the foundations of the Fatimid state. As such, it is a unique document in the literature of early Islamic revolutionary movements as much as it represents one of the most valuable sources for the history of the medieval Muslim world. - from Amzon

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