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History · Abbasid Dynasty Nizamiyyah Madrasa Founded — Institutionalizing Islamic Education

...stitutionalized Sunni learning and formed a bulwark against Ismaili Fatimid influence.

History · Abbasid Dynasty Al-Azhar Mosque-University Founded in Cairo

...Cairo was founded in 361 AH by the Fatimid dynasty — a Shia Ismaili dynasty that conquered Egypt and sought to spread their het...

History · Abbasid Dynasty Establishment of the Fatimid Caliphate

The Fatimid dynasty, an Ismaili Shia caliphate, was established in North Africa before conq...

History · Colonial Era Founding of the Muslim Brotherhood

Hassan al-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Ismailia, Egypt. It became the most influential Islamic movement of...

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Imam al-Ghazali Al-Munqidh min ad-Dalal (Deliverance from Error)

...escribes al-Ghazali's engagement with theology, philosophy, Ismailism, and Sufism, and his conclusion that experiential knowled...

Articles 1 result
History The Fatimid Caliphate: An Ismaili Shia State

The Ismaili Shia dynasty that ruled North Africa and Egypt from 909 to ...

Sects 2 results
Ismaili Shia

... shari'ah from their followers. Includes sub-groups: Nizari Ismaili (largest, the Aga Khan's followers), Bohra, and the Fatimid...

Druze

A syncretic esoteric religion that emerged from Ismaili Shia Islam in 1017 CE, founded by Hamza ibn Ali and the Fat...