MOWLANA AL-MUIZZ (S.A.) 14th Imam 4th Fatimid Caliph (341 A.H. to 365 Α.Η.)
Imam Abu Tamim Maad bin Mansoor al Muizz (S.A.) was born in Mehdiya on 11th Ramadan 319 Α.Η.
He succeeded to the Imamate on 28th Shawwal 341 A.H. at the age of 22 years. He is said to have known 7 languages, among them Nubian, Latin, Spanish and Slavonic.
It was during the Glorious Era of Imam Muizz (SA) with his Raza and dua Mubarak of Imam (SA) Sy. Qaid Jawhar left Mahdiya in west Africa for the conquest of Egypt in 357 Α.Η.
The first khutba in the name of Imam Muizz (S.A.) was read by Sy. Qaid Jawhar at Fustat on 18th Shaban 358 Α.Η.
An interesting fact at the time of construction of Cairo (KAHIRA)
The building of the new town started at a time, which the astrologers thought was in-auspicious, because it was governed by the planet al- Kahir (Mars) The city was thus named after the planet al- Kahira.
(We mumineen know that Sy. Qaid Jawhar had taken Imam's raza and dua Mubarak, so the astrological influence did not matter in the least but in due time Cairo became the nucleus of the Islamic World)
Sy. Qaid Jawhar personally supervised the construction of Al-Azhar Masjid. In the time of Imam Al-Aziz (S.A.) he built a huge library and a University, which at present day, is the oldest existing University in the World.
Imam Muizz (S.A.) departure from North Africa to Egypt.
Imam (S.A.) started his journey towards Sardinia, he regulated the affairs of Sardinia and Sicily and then went to Tripoli, from here he proceeded to Barqa, on the borders of Egypt.
Imam (S.A.) entered the city on 7th Ramadan 362 A.H.
Immediately Imam (S.A.) took over the reign of the government.
Sy. Qaid Jawhar became the Chief of the Army. Sy. Qaid Jawhar originally a Sicilian, was brought in the service of Imam Muizz (S.A.) as a young slave.
He managed to suppress revolts in North Africa, and thus he attained high office. He remained Commander in Chief, till his death in 381 A.Η.during the reign of Imam Aziz (S.A.)
(to be contd)
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