Fatimid policy towards Islamic sects

Abstract

kan bidayat tasis alfatimiuwn lidawlatihim fi shamal afriqya thuma fi masr(297-567h/909-1171mi), tilk aldawlat lam takun dawlatan siasiatan faqat bal madhhabiatan, adh shamilat kafat almajalat alsiyasiat waldiyniat waltaelimiat walmaliat aydaan, wakanat tarmi alaa nashr madhhabihim, walahum eaqayid mabniat ealaa asis wadaeayim tukhalif baqiat almadhahib alaslamiati, lidhaa rakazuu aihtimamahum ealaa nashr madhhabihim alaismaeilii mundh qiam dawlatihim fi masar, min khilal taeayun alfuqaha' walkhutaba' walqudaat aismaeiliiyn wainsha' muasasat eilmiat sahamat binashr daewatihim, kama aietamadat siasatuhum ealaa tawhid jamie mukawinat almujtamae almisrii taht liwayiha bifard siasat altasamuh bada fi eahd alkhalifat almueizi lidin allah waistamarat liman ja' min baedih min alkhulafa'i, walam tastamira tilk alsiyasat bal mutadhabdhabatan adh taghayarat bayn altasamuh taratan bayn aleunf walaidtihad taratan akhraa limuajahat baed almutamaridin ealaa alkhilafat bifard alquat ealaa alnaas litaqbul madhhabahum, ala ainhum lam yatamakanuu min dhalik fazalu akthur ahl misr muhafizin ealaa madhahibihim, ala anhum rakazuu eilat nashr eaqidatihim aliasmaeiliat bialiahtimam watatwir aleilm walmaerifat liltaathir ealaa euqul alnaasi, kama aikhtalafat daewatuhum ean baqiat almadhahib alaslamiat alakhraa bialshareiat alsiyasiat bi'an yakun alkhalifat alfatimiu amamaan maesuma . watakhtalif fikrat alamam almaesum eind alfatimiiyn ean alamamiat aliaithnaa eashriat, faeind alfatimiiyn an alamamat nasun alhi watantaqil min amam alaa aibnuh alakbir eabr alwasiati, wan aleismat lataqtasir ealaa aithnay eashar amamaan bal tastamiru mutasilatan alaa yawm alqiamati, wan alamam eindahum hu zahir hayin hadir daymaan layghyb, watabda alamamat eindahum min alamam eali aibn abi talab ealayh alsalam alaa jaefar alsaadiq ealayh alsalamu, walamam baed alsaadiq aibn aismaeil thuma aibnuh muhamad watastamiru min baedihi, wayarawn anah maesum ay masdar aleilam alalhi waltaawil albatinii walayakhati fi tafsir aldiyn kama yarawn biwujud alamam bikuli zaman zahir wamustawrin. ama fikrat alamam almaesum eind alamamiat alaithnaa eashriat, adh yarawn an alamamat nasa alhi min allah eabr alnabii salaa allah ealayh walih thuma eabr alayimat alsaabiqina, walamam hu hujat allah ealaa khalqih maesum min alkhata waldhanb elmaan wemlaan, watastamiru alamamat fi athnay eashar amamaan faqat, akhiruhum alamam alghayib almahdi muhamad bin alhasan aleaskari akhir alayimat ealayhim alsalamu.