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'''Abu’l-Maymūn ‘Abd al-Majīd ibn Muḥammad ibn [[Al-Mustansir Billah|al-Mustanṣir]] [[Hafizi|al-Ḥāfiz]] li-[[Dīn]]-Allāh''' ({{Lang-ar|الحافظ}}; c. 1076 – 8 October 1149) was the eleventh [[Caliph]] of the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fāṭimids]] (r. 1130–1149) |
'''Abu’l-Maymūn ‘Abd al-Majīd ibn Muḥammad ibn [[Al-Mustansir Billah|al-Mustanṣir]] [[Hafizi|al-Ḥāfiz]] li-[[Dīn]]-Allāh''' ({{Lang-ar|الحافظ}}; c. 1076 – 8 October 1149) was the eleventh [[Caliph]] of the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fāṭimids]] (r. 1130–1149) |
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Al-Ḥāfiz assumed the [[Caliphate]] as the cousin of the murdered [[Al-Amir bi-Ahkami'l-Lah|al-Āmir]] (1101–1130). Al-Ḥāfiz ruled initially as a regent of al-Imam [[At-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim|aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī al-Qāṣim]] as Wali al 'Ahd al-Muslimeen and then later as Amir al-Mumimeen/Caliph-Imam. Al-Ḥāfiz was jailed for a brief period by the [[vizier]] Abu Ali Kutayfat who announced [[Twelver]] Shiism as the state religion, he was later rescued by supporters of the [[Fatimid]] dynasty and pronounced as [[Amir al-Mu'minin]]/[[Caliph]]-[[Imam]]. The succession of al-Ḥāfiz was not uncontested - a group of [[Ismāʿīlī]] [[Shī‘ah]] recognized [[Al-Amir bi-Ahkami'l-Lah|al-Āmir]]'s son [[At-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim|aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī al-Qāṣim]] as rightful heir, leading to a new schism called the [[Taiyabi Ismaili]]. After [[Imam Nizar]] had been defeated and executed. His brothers, sons and a grandson fled westwards to the [[Maghreb]] from [[Egypt]] and from there led failed revolts against Al-Ḥāfiz, who defeated them. |
Al-Ḥāfiz assumed the [[Caliphate]] as the cousin of the murdered [[Al-Amir bi-Ahkami'l-Lah|al-Āmir]] (1101–1130). Al-Ḥāfiz ruled initially as a regent of al-Imam [[At-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim|aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī al-Qāṣim]] as Wali al 'Ahd al-Muslimeen and then later as Amir al-Mumimeen/Caliph-Imam. Al-Ḥāfiz was jailed for a brief period by the [[vizier]] Abu Ali Kutayfat who announced [[Twelver]] Shiism as the state religion, he was later rescued by supporters of the [[Fatimid]] dynasty and pronounced as [[Amir al-Mu'minin]]/[[Caliph]]-[[Imam]]. |
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The succession of al-Ḥāfiz was not uncontested - a group of [[Ismāʿīlī]] [[Shī‘ah]] recognized [[Al-Amir bi-Ahkami'l-Lah|al-Āmir]]'s son [[At-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim|aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī al-Qāṣim]] as rightful heir, leading to a new schism called the [[Taiyabi Ismaili]]. After [[Imam Nizar]] had been defeated and executed. His brothers, sons and a grandson fled westwards to the [[Maghreb]] from [[Egypt]] and from there led failed revolts against Al-Ḥāfiz, who defeated them. |
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Abu’l-Maymūn ‘Abd al-Majīd ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Mustanṣir al-Ḥāfiz li-Dīn-Allāh (Template:Lang-ar; c. 1076 – 8 October 1149) was the eleventh Caliph of the Fāṭimids (r. 1130–1149)
Al-Ḥāfiz assumed the Caliphate as the cousin of the murdered al-Āmir (1101–1130). Al-Ḥāfiz ruled initially as a regent of al-Imam aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī al-Qāṣim as Wali al 'Ahd al-Muslimeen and then later as Amir al-Mumimeen/Caliph-Imam. Al-Ḥāfiz was jailed for a brief period by the vizier Abu Ali Kutayfat who announced Twelver Shiism as the state religion, he was later rescued by supporters of the Fatimid dynasty and pronounced as Amir al-Mu'minin/Caliph-Imam.
The succession of al-Ḥāfiz was not uncontested - a group of Ismāʿīlī Shī‘ah recognized al-Āmir's son aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī al-Qāṣim as rightful heir, leading to a new schism called the Taiyabi Ismaili. After Imam Nizar had been defeated and executed. His brothers, sons and a grandson fled westwards to the Maghreb from Egypt and from there led failed revolts against Al-Ḥāfiz, who defeated them.
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