Jump to content

Baghdad Manifesto: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
The "Nizari" did not exist at this point in time!
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Ismailism|collapsed=1}}
{{Ismailism|collapsed=1}}
The '''manifesto of [[Baghdad]]''' was a testimony ordered by The [[Abbasid]] Caliph [[Al-Qadir]] in response to the growth of the [[Fatimid]]-supporting [[Nizari Ismaili]] sect of Islam within his borders.<ref name="iis.ac.uk">[http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=104798 The Institute of Ismaili Studies - ‘al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah’<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The '''manifesto of [[Baghdad]]''' was a testimony ordered by The [[Abbasid]] Caliph [[Al-Qadir]] in response to the growth of the [[Fatimid]]-supporting [[Ismaili]] sect of Islam within his borders.<ref name="iis.ac.uk">[http://www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=104798 The Institute of Ismaili Studies - ‘al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah’<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


The Nizari Ismailis viewed the [[Fatimids]] as their rightful spiritual and political leaders. Threatened by a possible [[rebellion]] within his [[empire]], the Abbasid Caliph asked esteemed [[scholars]] and [[Jurists]] to issue an edict claiming that the Fatimids were not descended from [[Ali]]. With this, he intended to de-legitimize the Nizari Ismaili allegiance to the rival Fatimid domain on the basis of their claimed descent. <ref name="iis.ac.uk"/>. The manifesto is part of the general assertion of orthodox Sunni Muslims that the Ismailis are [[heretics]].
Most Ismailis viewed the [[Fatimids]] as their rightful spiritual and political leaders. Threatened by a possible [[rebellion]] within his [[empire]], the Abbasid Caliph asked esteemed [[scholars]] and [[Jurists]] to issue an edict claiming that the Fatimids were not descended from [[Ali]]. With this, he intended to de-legitimize the Ismaili allegiance to the rival Fatimid domain on the basis of their claimed descent. <ref name="iis.ac.uk"/>. The manifesto is part of the general assertion of orthodox Sunni Muslims that the Ismailis are [[heretics]].


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 21:48, 28 October 2009

Part of a series on Islam
Isma'ilism
Ismail lion calligram
Concepts
Seven Pillars
Musta'lism and Nizarism
Branches/sects

States

Menschen

Centers

Other

Early leaders
Incumbent leaders
Islam portal

The manifesto of Baghdad was a testimony ordered by The Abbasid Caliph Al-Qadir in response to the growth of the Fatimid-supporting Ismaili sect of Islam within his borders.[1]

Most Ismailis viewed the Fatimids as their rightful spiritual and political leaders. Threatened by a possible rebellion within his empire, the Abbasid Caliph asked esteemed scholars and Jurists to issue an edict claiming that the Fatimids were not descended from Ali. With this, he intended to de-legitimize the Ismaili allegiance to the rival Fatimid domain on the basis of their claimed descent. [1]. The manifesto is part of the general assertion of orthodox Sunni Muslims that the Ismailis are heretics.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Institute of Ismaili Studies - ‘al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah’
Stub icon

This Islam-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Baghdad-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baghdad_Manifesto&oldid=322615785"