Egypt became the political, cultural, and religious centre of their empire, which developed a new and "indigenous Arabic" culture | , LLM Shariah Member, Ulama Council of Pakistan, Published in Daily News, Karachi, Pakistan on 03-1-2009 |
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Various genealogies were later put forth by the Fatimids to justify this claim by proving their descent from Isma'il ibn Ja'far, but even in pro-Isma'ili sources, the succession and names of imams differ, while and Twelver sources of course reject any Fatimid descent from the Alids altogether and consider them impostors | It stood in the area at street |
International Journal of Middle East Studies | Consulted online on 24 April 2017• Nevertheless, the Seljuqs of Syria kept the Crusaders occupied for several years until the reign of the last Fatimid Caliph al-Adid 1160—1171 when, in the face of a Crusade threat, the caliph appointed a warrior of the Seljuq regime by the name of Shirkuh to be his chief minister |
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