MOWLANA AL - AZIZ (S.A.) 15TH IMAM - 5th Fatimid Caliph (365 A.H. to 386 Α.Η.)
Mowlana Abu Mansoor Nizar al-Aziz bi- Allah was born on 14th Muharram 344 Α.Η. at Mahdiyah.
The Zantara tribe of the Berbers fermented trouble in North Africa. Bulkin managed to suppress the revolt, however, after his death his son Mansoor was not successful, and could not control fully.
Yakub bin Killis - the Chief Vazir died in 380 AH.
Syedna Qadi al-Numan (RA) died in 363 A.H., and he was succeeded by his son Aly bin Numan. On his death in 374 A.H., he was succeeded by his brother Muhammad bin Numan, who died in the reign of Imam al- Hakim (SA) in 389 A.Η.
Imam al - Aziz (SA) died at Bilbays, while on his way to meet the Byzantine forces in Syria. He died on 12th Ramadan 386 A.H., and was buried in Al - Kahira
On his death bed he called his Treasurer Barjuwani, Qadi Muhammad bin Numan and Amir -Hasan bin Ammar and entrusted the guardianship of the next Imam Mowlana al_Hakim (SA) who was 11 years old.
After Al - Kahira (Cairo) started developing and rapidly expanding the Fatimid palace in Cairo acquired a library unmatched anywhere in the contemporary world.
During the reign of Imam Aziz (SA) the library contained more than thirty copies of the al-Ayn dictionary by the well-known grammarian Khalil (d.791 AD).
The famous world chronicle of al-Tabari (839-923 AD) was represented by twenty copies, as well as an autograph copy.
There were a hundred copies of Al Jamhara by philologist and lexicographer Ibn Duryad (837-933 AD)
When this palace library was plundered by Turkish soldiers in the year (1068 AD)it consisted of forty rooms. The works of classical authors alone comprised 18000 volumes !
represented by twenty copies, as well as an autograph copy.
There were a hundred copies of Al Jamhara by philologist and lexicographer Ibn Duryad (837-933 AD)
When this palace library was plundered by Turkish soldiers in the year (1068 AD)it consisted of forty rooms. The works of classical authors alone comprised 18000 vol-umes!
Library Quote:represented by twenty copies, as well as an autograph copy.
There were a hundred copies of Al Jamhara by philologist and lexicographer Ibn Duryad (837-933 AD)
When this palace library was plundered by Turkish soldiers in the year (1068 AD)it consisted of forty rooms. The works of classical authors alone comprised 18000 volumes !
Library Quote:
(Book Ref:) The Fatimids and their Traditions of Learning by Heinz Halm
No comments:
Post a Comment