Skip to content

Opening book details…

Can I read The Shiʿi Imamate: A Fatimid Interpretation on EtoBox?

The Shiʿi Imamate: A Fatimid Interpretation by Sami Makarem; Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Manṣūr is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Shiʿi Imamate: A Fatimid Interpretation about?

The Tathbit al-imama attributed to the Fatimid Caliph-imam al-Manur (334-341/946-953) is an important early ismaili treatise on the legitimacy of the imamate of Ali b. Abi Talib and that of the ismaili imams from among his progeny. As one of the earliest ismaili works on this crucial and fundamental Shi'i subject it can thus be considered a major treatise on the doctrine of the imamate. The Tathbit al-imama does not deal with the metaphysical significance of the imamate. rather, it concentrates

Who reads The Shiʿi Imamate: A Fatimid Interpretation?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Sami Makarem; Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Manṣūr
Publisher
I.B. Tauris : [distributor] Macmillan Distribution (MDL) : [distributor] Macmillan Distribution Services Pty Ltd : [distributor] Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd : [distributor] Stephan Phillips : [distributor] Macmillan(US)
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9780755608454
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Islam, History, Religion
Updated
2026-03-25

More by Sami Makarem; Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Manṣūr

Browse all works by Sami Makarem; Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Manṣūr