Memoirs of a mission : the Ismaili scholar, statesman and poet al-Muʾayyad fiʼl-Dīn al-Shīrāzī
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Memoirs of a mission : the Ismaili scholar, statesman and poet al-Muʾayyad fiʼl-Dīn al-Shīrāzī
（Ismaili heritage series, 9）
I.B. Tauris, 2003
- : hbk
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Published in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index
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Al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-DIn al-ShIrzI (died 470/1087), was an outstanding, multi-talented Fatimid scholar of Persian origin. He excelled as a missionary-agent, statesman, poet, preacher and theologian. Based on his autobiography, this work provides an insight into the remarkable life and achievements of al-Mu'ayyad through the important stages of his career, describing his daring attempt to win over the Buyids of western Iraq to the Fatimid cause, his dangerous flight to Cairo and finally his expedition to Syria and Iraq to build up an alliance of local rulers against the invading Saljuk Turks. The author demonstrates that in addition to being an intriguing personal account, the life of al-Mu'ayyad is a rich source of Islamic history in the 5/llth century, which deals with crucial events in the struggle between the Fatimids, Abbasids, Buyids and Saljuks for supremacy in the Muslim world.
Table of Contents
Preface xiii 1 Introduction 1 Part I: Al-Mu'ayyads Mission in FA rs 2 The Rise and Fall of a dA 'A-- 19 3 Al-Mu'ayyads Memoirs as a Source for History 45 4 The Self-portrayal of a dA 'A-- 55 Part II: Al-Mu'ayyad in Egypt and Syria 5 Al-Mu'ayyad at the Fatimid Court in Cairo 69 6 Al-Mu'ayyad s Political Mission in Northern Syria 78 Part III: Al-Mu'ayyad at the Pinnacle of his Career 7 Al-Mu'ayyad as Chief dA 'A-- in Cairo 89 8 Epilogue 106 Appendix 1: The Works of al-Mu'ayyad fil-DA--n al-ShA--rA zA-- 113 Appendix 2: The Hierarchy and Pedagogy of the Fatimid da'wa 117 Notes 128 Bibliography 147 Index 154
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