Al-Hakim Mosque

Religion and Propaganda in Fatimid Egypt

AvHousni Alkhateeb Shehada

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This study explores the distinctive features of Fatimid ideology and propaganda, as demonstrated in the largest and most notable mosque of this era, built in Cairo during the Fatimid period (909-1171 AD). It specifically examines the numerous Quranic inscriptions decorating various parts of the mosque. These inscriptions are scrutinized in light of Arabic theosophic writings from the same period. This study also highlights the mosque's significance as a primary medium for Fatimid propaganda (da'wa), aimed at disseminating Fatimid religious ideology throughout the Islamic world. A substantial part of this work is dedicated to the figure of Imam al-??kim, who played a key role in the completion of the mosque bearing his name and was revered as a divine representative on Earth.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-07-31
Mått:156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt:812 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399538732

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

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Housni Alkhateeb Shehada, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer at The Academic College Levinsky-Wingate, Tel Aviv, and Bezalel, Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. His academic activities and interests concern classical Arabic and modern literature; Islamic history with particular attention to the treatment of animals; history of art, particularly Islamic art and architecture, and contemporary Palestinian art (including curations of exhibitions and their catalogues). He has also published two books of Arabic poetry.

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This book deals with a fascinating topic, namely the messages conveyed by the structure of the mosque associated with the sixth Fāṭimid Imam-Caliph, al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh and in particular by the Qurʾānic verses adorning both the exterior and the interior. Richly illustrated, it has the potential of making a significant and original contribution to Islamic history and thought, Islamic art and architecture and Qurʾānic studies.

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgments Introduction1. The Early Fatimid Period and al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh2. The Daʿwa Apparatus and the Dissemination of Fatimid Religious Tenets during al-Ḥākim’s Reign3. The Mosque of al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh4. The Mosque's Inscriptions: Some General Remarks5. The Inscriptions of the Miḥrāb Area, the Central Dome and Central Passage6. The Inscriptions in the First Aisle (Riwāq) on Both Sides of the Miḥrāb Area, Including the Two Lateral Domes7. The Inscriptions in the Other Riwāqs (2–5) to the Right of the Central Passage8. The Inscriptions in the Other Riwāqs (2–5) to the Left of the Central Passage9. The External Inscriptions of the Mosque of al-ḤākimConclusions EpilogueBibliographyIndex