The 士鲍测奴苍 补濒-补办丑产腻谤 is the most complete extant text by an Ismaili author on the history of the Ismaili community from its origins up to Idr墨s 士Im膩d al-D墨n鈥檚 own time in the 15th century. The seventh volume, edited here together with a summary English translation, deals in particular with the period of the three Fatimid caliphs, al-Mustan峁r, al-Musta士l墨 and al-膧mir, in addition to the Tayyibi Ismaili community in Yemen.
The author, Idr墨s 士Im膩d al-D墨n (d. 1468), who was himself a leader of the 峁琣yyib墨s, took a special interest in the commencement of the Ismaili movement in Yaman, in the schism that split the IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Ja士far al-峁⒛乨iq (d. 765), as his successor. into two rival communities following the death of al-Mustan峁r in 1094, and the final rupture with Egypt after the murder of al-膧mir in 1130. He also devotes a substantial portion of this volume to the history of the later Ismailis in Yaman, and the pivotal role of al-Sayyida al-岣rra, the famous 峁lay岣d queen, in establishing the 峁琣yyib墨 Ismaili community of Yaman independent of the FatimidsMajor Muslim dynasty of Ismaili caliphs in North Africa (from 909) and later in Egypt (973鈥1171) More in Egypt.
Foreword by Farhad Daftary
Introduction
士鲍测奴苍 al鈥揳khb膩r, vol. 7 (English Summary of the Arabic Text)
Bibliography
Index to the English Text
士鲍测奴苍 al鈥揳khb膩r, vol. 7 (Arabic Text, Bibliography and Indices)
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Ayman Fu示ad Sayyid(pl. s膩da/asy膩d) Arabic term for 鈥榣ord鈥 or 鈥榤aster鈥. It is a pre-Islamic term and refers to a person who possesses dignity or enjoys an exalted position among his people. Amongst… studied at Cairo University and obtained his doctorate from the University of Paris. For over a decade he was academically affiliated to the Arab League Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ALESCO). Later he served as director of the Egyptian National Library and taught Islamic history and Arabic codicology at universities in Cairo, Paris and Tokyo. One of the foremost authorities on the history of medieval Egypt and Yemen, he has edited and published numerous Arabic texts. His most recent books include La capitale de l’脡gypte jusqu’脿 l’茅poque Fatimide, al-Qahira et al-Fustat (Beirut, 1998) and al-Dawla al-F膩峁璱miyya f墨 Mi峁 (2nd ed., Cairo, 2000).
Paul Walker is an historian of ideas affiliated with the University of Chicago.
Maurice Alex Pomerantz is a PhD candidate in Islamic History at the University of Chicago.