Isma'ili Da'wa and Missionary Networks under the Fatimids (909–1171)

1. Dār al-Ḥikma founded as mission-linked learning center

   Jan 1, 1005Labels: D r, Al- kim

   • IIS Glossary
   • Britannica

2. Druze proselytization begins under al-Ḥākim

   May 30, 1017Labels: Druze movement, Al- kim

   • Divine Call

3. Sulayhid Isma'ili dynasty established in Yemen

   Jan 1, 1047Labels: Sulayhid dynasty, Yemen

   • Britannica
   • Sulayhids

4. Al-Muʾayyad al-Shīrāzī rises within Fatimid daʿwa hierarchy

   Jan 1, 1048Labels: Al-Mu ayyad

   • Al Muayyad

5. Hasan-i Sabbah seizes Alamut, launching Nizari state

   Sep 4, 1090Labels: Hasan-i Sabbah, Alamut

   • Nizari State
   • Seljuk Conflicts

6. Death of al-Mustanṣir triggers Nizari–Mustaʿli split

   Dec 29, 1094Labels: Al-Mustan ir, Nizari Musta

   • al Mustansir
   • Britannica

7. Al-Ḥāfiẓ proclaims caliphate, sparking Hafizi–Tayyibi schism

   Jan 23, 1132Labels: Al- fi, Tayyibi movement

   • al Hafiz
   • Caliph List

8. Saladin ends Fatimid caliphate in Cairo

   Sep 10, 1171Labels: Saladin, Cairo

   • al Adid

9. Al-Mahdi proclaimed, inaugurating Fatimid caliphate

   Jan 1, 9091Labels: Al-Mahd bi

   • Britannica
   • al Mahdi

10. Fatimid court enters Raqqada, consolidating rule

    Jan 1, 9101Labels: Raqqada, Fatimid court

    • Britannica

11. Construction begins on Mahdia, fortified mission-capital

    May 11, 9165Labels: Al-Mahdiyya, Al-Mahd

    • al Mahdi
    • Mahdia Mosque

12. Mahdia inaugurated as Fatimid capital city

    Feb 20, 9212Labels: Al-Mahdiyya, Fatimid capital

    • Mahdia Mosque

13. Fatimids found Cairo as new imperial capital

    Jan 1, 9691Labels: Cairo, Jawhar

    • Fatimids
    • Ashmolean

14. Jawhar invades Egypt, enabling daʿwa relocation

    Feb 6, 9692Labels: Jawhar, Egypt campaign

    • Egypt Conquest

15. Construction begins on al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo

    Apr 4, 9704Labels: Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo

    • Al Azhar

16. First Friday prayers held at al-Azhar

    Jun 22, 9726Labels: Al-Azhar Mosque

    • Al Azhar

17. Al-Muʿizz transfers the caliphate court to Cairo

    Jan 1, 9731Labels: Al-Mu izz, Cairo court

    • Ashmolean
    • Fatimids