Word List

Fatimids Isma‘ilis/“Seveners”

‘Ali ibn Abi Talib imam

Imamis/“Twelvers” Isma‘il

Ja‘far al-Sadiq (d. 765) batiniyya

Muhammad ibn Isma‘il batin (innermeaning)

Word List

shari‘a (Islamic Law)

‘ilm (divinely-inspired knowledge)

taqiyya (dissimulation)

mahdi (fore-ordained leader)

Qarmatians

Word List Timeline

Berbers

Fatima

Umayyads

909 ‘Abd Allah takesQayrawan. Proclaimedcaliph with title “al-Mahdi.”

909-53 Caliphate of al-Mahdi.

951 Fatimids arrange for Black Stone to bereturned to Mecca.

958-60 Fatimids consolidate hold on N. Africa.

Word List Timeline

al-AzharMosque

hajj (greaterpilgrimage)

953-75 Caliphate ofal-Mu‘izz.

969 Jawhar takes Fustat.Builds al-Qahira (Cairo).

973 Al-Mu‘izz arrivesin Cairo.

Timeline

996-1021 Caliphate of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.

1000 Al-Hakim murders Barjuwan, takescontrol of Fatimid state.

1003 Al-Hakim orders destruction of churches.

1009 Destruction of Church of the HolySepulchre.

Timeline

1006 Al-Hakim fights off invasion.

1012 Al-Hakim becomes ascetic.

1017-18 Al-Darazi preaches that al-Hakim isGod. Dies at hands of Turkish troops. Followersflee to Syria, becoming the Druze.

1021 Al-Hakim vanishes.

1171 End of Fatimid caliphate.

Object List

F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Carved wood plank, originally gilt. Wall decoration of WestFatimid Palace. Cairo. Second half of the 11th c. (F)

Mosque of al-Azhar, Cairo. 10th c. Exterior View (F)

Mosque of al-Azhar, Cairo. 10th c. Plan. (F)

Mosque of al-Azhar, Cairo. 10th c. Exterior view. Courtyard view. (F)

Mosque of al-Azhar, Cairo. 10th c. Interior view. (F)

Mosque of al-Azhar, Cairo. 10th c. Ornamental details. Stucco work. (F)

Mosque of al-Hakim. Cairo. 11th c. (F)

Object List

F = Ferret, A = Archnet

View of courtyard of the Mosque of al-Hakim. (A)

Mihrab of the Mosque of al-Hakim. Cairo. 11th c. (F)

Al-Aqmar mosque, Cairo. 12th c. Exterior view. Façade. Finished 1125.(F)

Al-Aqmar mosque, Cairo. 12th c. Exterior view. Entrance arch. (F)

Al-Aqmar mosque, Cairo. 12th c. Exterior view. Front façade. Finished1125. (F)

Bab al-Futuh. Exterior view. 11th c. Cairo. (F)

Bab al-Nasr. Cairo. (F)

Object List

F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Fatimid tombs at Aswan, Egypt. 11th and 12th c. (F)

Fatimid tomb at Aswan, Egypt. 11th and 12th c. (F)

Ceiling of Capella Palatina. Palermo, Sicily. Example of Fatimid art. (F)

Feasting ruler and attendants. Capella Palatina. Palermo, Sicily. 12th c.(F)

Buddha sheltered by a naga, Angkor period, 12th century, CambodiaBronze; 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm). (Metropolitan Museumof Art: <http://www.metmuseum.org>.)

Scene at a well from Capella Palatina: Palermo, Sicily. 12th c. (F)

Object List

F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Ceiling painting of Capella Palatina: Palermo, Sicily. 1140s. (F)

Mantle of Roger II, Norman king of Sicily, made by Muslim artisansfor coronation. 12th c. (F)

Textile - Mugassab used for ‘aba (robe), made for al-Musta‘li.11-12th c. (F - two slides)

Detail of medallion. Fatimid period, 969-1171. (F)

Acid-back medallion. Fatimid period, 969-1171. (F)

Same ‘aba - dorsal motif with inscription. (F)

Jewelery: pendants. 11th c. (F)

Object List

F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Rock crystal ewer. Fatimid caliph al-‘Aziz. 975-96. (F)

Rock crystal ewer. 10-11th c. (mounting is European, 17th c). (F)

Rock crystal ewer. 11th c, with Venetian silver mount from the 13th c.(F)

Rock crystal bottle. 13th c. (F)

Rock crystal bottle with gilt silver mount. 17-8 cm h. 10th c. Egypt. (F)

Rock crystal bottle, bevel cut. 10.5 cm. 11th c. Egypt. (F)

Rock crystal pendant (silver mounting is 18th c. German). (F)

Object List

F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Glass bowl with dark blue ibexes. 10th c. (F)

Spherical bottle, glass with bird design. 10.4cm. Early 11th c. (F)

Cameo (raised-relief) glass fragment, Fatimid period, 969-1171. (F)

Earthenware dish with lustre decoration. 11th c. (F)

Lustreware; cock fight; Fatimid period (969-1171). (F)

Lustreware wrestling scene. 11th c. (F)

Grammar treatise fragment, Fatimid period, 969-1171. (F)