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The Fatimid Caliphate or al-Fātimiyyūn (Arabic الفاطميون) was an Arab Shi'a dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, Sicily and the Levant from 5 January 909 to 1171. It was the fourth and final Arab caliphate. The caliphate was ruled by the Fatimids, who established the Egyptian city of Cairo as their capital. The term Fatimite is sometimes used to refer to the citizens of this caliphate. The ruling elite of the state belonged to the Ismaili branch of Shi'ism. The leaders of the dynasty were also Shia Ismaili Imams, hence, they had a religious significance to Ismaili Muslims. They are also part of the chain of holders of the office of Caliph, as recognized by most Muslims, the only period in which the Shia Imamate and the Caliphate were united to any degree, excepting the Caliphate of Ali himself.
With exceptions, the Fatimids were reputed to exercise a degree of religious tolerance towards non-Shi'a sects of Islam as well as towards Jews, Maltese Christians and Coptic Christians.

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  • Can someone tel me Did caliph Nezar die in mustaal's prison,and were modern aqa khanids descendants of hassan sabah or nizar???

  • They say they are descendants of Nizar

  • The Nizari lineage was ended when ghengis khan put all the ismailis to death at fort alamut.

  • Nizar was killed when he was more than 50 years and historians say it has offspring of two sons

  • رووووووووووووعه ... رهييييييييييييب  هيدا الفديو ....من اجمل ما رايت وسمعت ...... مرسي مرسيييييي كتيرررررررر الله يبارك فيك ويجزاك كل خيررررر

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  • selam froma shia tunisian

  • مقطع جدااااااااااا

    رائع  جاري التصويت

  • "WajaAAalnahum a Immatan yahdoona bi amrina"

    "And WE made them IMAMS who Guide by OUR "Amr" (Command)" Now they are the Olil Amr ! "Allah is the "vali" of those who have faith (Iman) and HE brings them forth from the darkness into the LIGHT (al-Noor).." "And WE have sent a perfect LIGHT AND a Perspicous Book.." "And WE have created everything in PAIRS so that ye may haply reflect.."...From Imam Al-Baqir, on verse 2:90: Terrible is what they have purchased for themselves..

  • The ahadees are the most corrupted and unreliable source of information. Muslims are the only ones that take them as "sahih" (authentic) or accurate because they have nothing else or no other source of Islamic History nor an infallible guide ,to rely upon . Heedlessly, they ONLY cherry pick the ones that are profound in upholding the status of their own uloo and fairy tales."Follow what ALLAH has sent down" (Qur'an-2-170)? NOT what HE has kept "hidden"..

  • Within the framework of Sh'ia doctrine the concept of Imam is central. Whether the Imam is in purdah or when he will appear are all matters of theory and speculation. No one knows. I doubt if ..even the Dai and mullahs merely must keep up the appearances - and use the whole thing to their advantage as they has been using every other religious "loophole" to their advantage. Nothing new in this. So, Let the hidden imam lie hidden. .it is a matter of belief: You can't solve it for 1150 years now

  • 19. Imam Nizar

    20. Al-Hādī ibn Nizār الهادي

    (If one bothers to read "Tarikul Islam", then truth seekers will know that Imam Shah Nizar had sent away his children to Alamot with Dai Abdul Hasan Saidi, a trusted Dai of Imam Nizar. Thus the Egyptian period of Ismaili Imams came to an end. ... and so Imam Nizar had already given NASS for his son Imam Shah Hadi whose Imamat began in Alamot in the year 490 AH..and Bohras lost subsequent control in Cairo and were uprooted by saladin

  • @sepasgozaram

    It is on record that the fiction and confabulations of Akbar Maherally and his mentor MIHIR Bose/marco Polo have been proved as being malicious, vindictive and wrongful...Yes! the Imams are very much the descendants of Imam Nizar and many Sh'ia Imams have been killed by the hypocrites and usurpers, in the past and the lineage has continued...Beni Hashem was brutally tortured and murdered by Beni Omayya and even the Abbassids...Imamat has continued...

  • @110love85 All muslims know Muhammad (S.A.W) has parents , and he is Hashimi , Imrani , Ibrahimi ..... so back to Adam . You will not see disconnection .This is really Allah's rope "Hablillah" decending from Heavens. Allah 's mercy is not for specific time and people. And again for your ignorance I have no answer as you have already decided and placed judgment before Allah and his messenger has decided , and terms

    Ismailis something alien to Islam.

  • @cucumucz

    Imam mehdi will come as the same prophet mohammad came well leave it,its u cant understand.you r write this discussion has no end. but always think before comment on anything which categori of muslim did agha khani fall.

    bye

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