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| | Fatimid - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about Fatimid |
 | | Fatima was the wife of Ali, the mother of Hasan and Husayn, and reputedly the ancestress of the Fatimids. | | | Fatimid (făt`ĭmĭd) or Fatimite (–ĭmīt), dynasty claiming to hold the caliphate caliph (kăl`ĭf'), the spiritual head and temporal ruler of the Islamic state. | | | In principle, Islam is theocratic: when Muhammad the Prophet died, a caliph [Arab.,=successor] was chosen to rule in his place. |
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| | Encyclopedia: Fatimid |
| | The name Fatimid is derived from the name of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, Fatima az-Zahra. | | | Imam Muhammad al-Qaim Bi-Amrillah (893 - 17 May 946) was the second Caliph of the Fatimids in Ifriqiya and ruled from 934 to 946. | | | The 21st Fatimid Imam and son of the 20th Fatimid Imam Mansur al-Amir Bi-Ahkamillah. |
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