The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (767 page)
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ima, especially among the Sh
‘a; Mu
ammad is said to have named her as one of the four best women of Paradise, the others being Maryam (Mary
),
Khad
ja, and the wife of Pharaoh.
F
imids
.
imids.
Ism
‘
l
dynasty, 909–1171 (AH 297–567), extending from Palestine to Tunisia, which founded
Cairo
(al-Q
hirah) as its capital in 969 (AH 358). The F
imid
Khal
fas
were Ism
‘
l
Im
ms
, the means of God's presence in the world—though the claim of one of them, al-H
kim (d. 1021 (AH 411)) to
be
God was a claim too far. The dynasty was succeeded by the Ayyubids, founded by
Sal
ud-D
n
‘ldynasty, 909–1171 (AH 297–567), extending from Palestine to Tunisia, which foundedCairo
(al-Q
hirah) as its capital in 969 (AH 358). The FimidKhal
faswere Ism
‘lImms, the means of God's presence in the world—though the claim of one of them, al-H
kim (d. 1021 (AH 411)) tobe
God was a claim too far. The dynasty was succeeded by the Ayyubids, founded by
Sal
ud-DnOther books
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