Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Shi‘ites or Schismatics of Islam; Chapter 2 The Isma‘Ilian Sect; Chapter 3 The Qarmatians; Chapter 4 Establishment of the Fatimids in North Africa; Chapter 5 The Fatimid Khalifs of Kairawan; Chapter 6 The Second Fatimid Khalif, Al-Qa‘im (a.h. 322–335 = a.d. 933–946); Chapter 7 The Third Fatimid Khalif, Al-Mansur (a.h. 335–342 = a.d. 946–953); Chapter 8 The Fourth Fatimid Khalif, Al-Mo‘izz (a.h. 342–365 = a.d. 953–975); Chapter 9 The Fifth Fatimid Khalif, Al-‘aziz (a.h. 365–386 = a.d. 975–996); Chapter 10 The Sixth Fatimid Khalif, Al-Hakim (a.h. 386–411 = a.d. 996–1021); Chapter 11 The Seventh Fatimid Khalif, Az-Zahir (a.h 411–427 = a.d. 1021, 1035); Chapter 12 The Eighth Fatimid Khalif, Al-Mustansir (a.h. 427—487 = a.d. 1035—1095); Chapter 13 The Ninth Fatimid Khalif, Al-Mustali (a.h. 487—495 = a.d. 1094—1101); Chapter 14 The Tenth Fatimid Khalif, Al-Amir (a.h. 495—524 = 1101—1131 a.d.); Chapter 15 The Eleventh Fatimid Khalif, Al-Hafiz (a.h. 524—544 = a.d. 1131—1149.); Chapter 16 The Twelfth Fatimid Khalif, Az-Zafir (a.h. 543—549 = a.d. 1149—1154); Chapter 17 The Thirteenth Fatimid Khalif, Al-Fa‘iz. (a.h. 549—555 = a.d. 1154—1160.); Chapter 18 The Fourteenth Fatimid Khalif, Al-’Adid (a.h. 556–567 = a.d. 1160—1171); Chapter 19 The Fatimid Khalifate in its Relation to General History; Chapter 20 The Later History of the Isma‘ilian Sect;

About the Author

De Lacy O’Leavy Lecturer in Aramaic and Syriac, Bristol University Author of Arabic Thought and its Place in History