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Founding the Fatimid State: The Rise of an Early Islamic Empire (Institute of Ismaili Studies Ismaili Texts and Translations)
Hamid Haji
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Description for Founding the Fatimid State: The Rise of an Early Islamic Empire (Institute of Ismaili Studies Ismaili Texts and Translations)
Hardcover. Reflects the social and political conditions which prevailed when the Fatimids began to consolidate their rule. This book, a translation of the "Iftitah al-Da'wa", is an important primary source for understanding the emergence of the Fatimid state in the early years of the tenth century. Series: Ismaili Texts and Translations. Num Pages: 273 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
Covering a major work of one of the most important thinkers of early Islam, this is a fresh translation of a text of inestimable importance to our understanding of Fatimid rule that will appeal to all serious students of early Islamic history and culture. This book, the "Iftitah al-Da'wa", is the most important primary source for the emergence of the Fatimid state in the early years of the tenth century. Its author, Qadi al-Nu'man, was an official historian of the Fatimids and an eminent exponent of Ismaili jurisprudence - as well as being perhaps the most distinguished and creative of ... Read more
Covering a major work of one of the most important thinkers of early Islam, this is a fresh translation of a text of inestimable importance to our understanding of Fatimid rule that will appeal to all serious students of early Islamic history and culture. This book, the "Iftitah al-Da'wa", is the most important primary source for the emergence of the Fatimid state in the early years of the tenth century. Its author, Qadi al-Nu'man, was an official historian of the Fatimids and an eminent exponent of Ismaili jurisprudence - as well as being perhaps the most distinguished and creative of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
Ismaili Texts and Translations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850438854
SKU
V9781850438854
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About Hamid Haji
Hamid Haji is a specialist in Arabic Ismaili literature. He studied at the Sorbonne and is currently Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. His publications include A Distinguished Da'i Under the Shade of the Fatimids: Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani and His Epistles (1998).
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