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Al-Amir bi'A?kami l-Lah (1096–1130) was the tenth Fatimid
Fatimid

The Fatimid Caliphate or al-Fatimiyyun was an Arab Shi'a dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, Sicily, Malta and the Levant from 5 January 909 to 1171....
 Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
 (1101–1130).

Like his father al-Musta‘li
Al-Musta'li

A?mad al-Musta?li was the ninth Fatimid Caliph.Al-Musta?li was made caliph by Regent al-Afdal Shahanshah as the successor to Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah....
 (1094–1101), al-Amir was controlled by the regent al-Afdal Shahanshah
Al-Afdal Shahanshah

al-Malik al-Afdal ibn Badr al-Jamali Shahanshah was a vizier of the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt....
 (1094–1121) and had little influence in political matters. However, after the overthrow of al-Afdal in 1121 he managed to gain control of government. His reign was marred by the loss of Tyre to the Crusaders, as well as by the continuation of the Isma‘ili
Ismaili

Ismailism is a branch of the Islam, and is the second largest part of the Shia Islam community, after the mainstream Twelvers . The Ismaili get their name from their acceptance of Ismail bin Jafar as the divinely appointed spiritual successor to Jafar al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the Twelvers, who accept Musa al-Kazim, younger bro...
 Shi‘ah schism between the Nizari
Nizari

The Nizari officially the "Shi?a Imami Isma?ili Tariqah" are a path of Shia Islam Islam, emphasizing social justice, pluralism , and human reason within the framework of the mystical tradition of Islam....
 and the Musta‘liyyah
Mustaali

The Musta?li Ismaili Islam are so named because they accept Al-Musta'li as the ninth Fatimid Caliph and legitimate successor to his father, Al-Mustansir of Cairo....
.






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Al-Amir bi'A?kami l-Lah (1096–1130) was the tenth Fatimid
Fatimid

The Fatimid Caliphate or al-Fatimiyyun was an Arab Shi'a dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, Sicily, Malta and the Levant from 5 January 909 to 1171....
 Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
 (1101–1130).

Like his father al-Musta‘li
Al-Musta'li

A?mad al-Musta?li was the ninth Fatimid Caliph.Al-Musta?li was made caliph by Regent al-Afdal Shahanshah as the successor to Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah....
 (1094–1101), al-Amir was controlled by the regent al-Afdal Shahanshah
Al-Afdal Shahanshah

al-Malik al-Afdal ibn Badr al-Jamali Shahanshah was a vizier of the Fatimid caliphs of Egypt....
 (1094–1121) and had little influence in political matters. However, after the overthrow of al-Afdal in 1121 he managed to gain control of government. His reign was marred by the loss of Tyre to the Crusaders, as well as by the continuation of the Isma‘ili
Ismaili

Ismailism is a branch of the Islam, and is the second largest part of the Shia Islam community, after the mainstream Twelvers . The Ismaili get their name from their acceptance of Ismail bin Jafar as the divinely appointed spiritual successor to Jafar al-Sadiq, wherein they differ from the Twelvers, who accept Musa al-Kazim, younger bro...
 Shi‘ah schism between the Nizari
Nizari

The Nizari officially the "Shi?a Imami Isma?ili Tariqah" are a path of Shia Islam Islam, emphasizing social justice, pluralism , and human reason within the framework of the mystical tradition of Islam....
 and the Musta‘liyyah
Mustaali

The Musta?li Ismaili Islam are so named because they accept Al-Musta'li as the ninth Fatimid Caliph and legitimate successor to his father, Al-Mustansir of Cairo....
. This conflict climaxed in the assassination of al-Amir on October 7 1130.

Al-Amir is the last Fatimid Caliph recognized as Imam
Imamah (Shi'a Ismaili doctrine)

The Ismaili view on the Imamah differs from the Imamah as well as Sunni views, in particular because the Imam in Ismailism is the Face of Allah....
 (hereditary leader of the Muslim community in the direct line of ‘Ali
Ali

Ali ibn Abi alib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, who ruled over the Rashidun empire from 656 to 661. Sunni Muslims consider Ali as the fourth and final Rashidun while Shia Islam Muslims regard Ali as the first Imamah and consider him and his descendants as the Succession to Muhammad, all of which are me...
) by the Musta‘liyyah.

The lack of a direct heir to the Caliphate led to further power struggles, through which Al-Hafiz
Al-Hafiz

Al-?afiz was the eleventh Caliph of the Fatimids Al-?afiz assumed the caliphate as the cousin of the murdered Al-Amir . Since al-Amir had left no son behind the succession of al-?afiz was not uncontested - a group of Shi?ah recognised al-Amir's son Taiyab abi al-Qasim as rightful heir, leading to a new schism....
, a cousin of al-Amir, eventually came to power.The Musta‘liyyah claim that Taiyab abi al-Qasim
Taiyab abi al-Qasim

According to ?ayyibi Mustaalid Ismailism Islam, a?-?ayyib Abi l-Qa?im was the 21st and last Fatimid Caliphate Imamah , the hereditary leader of the Muslim community in the direct line of Ali)....
 was al-Amir's rightful successor as Imam.

See Also

  • List of rulers of Egypt