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The Role of Fatimids in the Propagation of Narrative Sciences [PDF]
The present article is to study the written legacy of Fatimid Shiites in Egypt concerning the narrative sciences. Narration is considered as the most important foundation of propagation of religious and biological sciences.
Hasan Gaffarifar, Safura Salariyeh
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ABSTRACT The Sadd al‐Bint is one of the largest known ancient dams in Saudi Arabia, and yet, its construction date, function and collapse remained uncertain. This study presents the first numerical chronology for the dam, integrating radiocarbon dating, Bayesian modelling, geomorphological analysis and hydrological modelling to reconstruct its history.
Bruno Depreux +13 more
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Mahdawiyyah from the Viewpoint of the Isma‘iliyyah and the Gharamitah [PDF]
The Isma‘iliyyah sect was established in the second half of the 2nd century A.H. based on the belief in the imamah (Shi‘ah leadership) of Imam Ja‘far as-Sadigh’s son, Isma‘il.
Ali Reza Ruhi-ye Mir-abadi
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The Features of Fatimid's Historiography in Islamic Historiography Discourse [PDF]
Researchs on the historiography of the Ismâilis has been less successful among scholars in this field due to the loss of a significant amount of their works.
Ali Babaei Siab +2 more
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Byzantium and the Crusades: Constantine X's Embassy to Honorius II in 1062
Abstract The Byzantine emperor Alexios I's 1095 embassy to Pope Urban II has been characterized in three different ways: as a request for troops that inadvertently triggered the First Crusade, as a manipulation of western reverence for the Holy Sepulchre and as active Byzantine–papal collaboration.
JONATHAN HARRIS
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The ‘Alawites and Shi‘i Thought in Andalusia [PDF]
The presence of ‘Alawites and Shi‘i thought in distant regions all over the world has had a major role in the expansion and establishment of Islam in those areas.
Seyyed Mahdi-ye Javadi
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Abstract This paper probes the relationship between nationalism and belonging. In the context of the enactment of the ‘Nation‐State Law’ in Israel, it addresses a twofold question: how do members of the Druze community articulate the minority group's sense of belonging to the national community, and what do their constructions of belonging suggest ...
Doron Eldar, Gay Young
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Musician Figures in History: A Study on Hawi al-Funun wa-Salwat al-Mahzun of Ibn al-Tahhan
Hawi al-Funun wa-Salwat al-Mahzun was written by Ibn al-Tahhan who was one of the palace musicians in Egypt (Fatimids period) between X-XI centuries.
TURABİ, AHMET HAKKI
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The Fatimids, the Buyids and Shi‘ah Missionary Activities [PDF]
In the history of Islam the Fatimids and the Buyids came to power almost at the same time. The most significant feature common between these two dynasties was the promotion of new Shi‘ah missionary activities throughout Muslim lands despite the numerical
Mahmood-e Khwajeh-Mirza
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Abstract Excavations at Ashdod‐Yam exposed a fortification system that features a massive mudbrick wall with large earthen ramparts laid on either side. This fortified horseshoe‐shaped enclosure once surrounded what was likely a human‐made harbor and an adjacent acropolis with complex earthen architecture, constructed and active during Iron Age IIB–C ...
Marta Lorenzon +3 more
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