2017/08/07 by Daftary Farhad · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Historical and Linguistic Studies #Islamic Studies and History
paper · doi:10.4324/9781315268095-5
openalex publication_date 2017/08/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Ismaili historiography has had its own distinctive features and evolution, which have been closely related to the very nature of the Ismaili movement and the changing political fortunes of the Ismailis during the various phases of their history. Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani and Nasir-i Khusraw, elaborated a distinct intellectual tradition of &s;philosophical theology&s; by amalgamating their Ismaili theology with Neoplatonism and other philosophical traditions. Idris al-Din was born in 794/1392 in the fortress of Shibam, a high peak on the Jabal Haraz and a stronghold of the Ismailis in Yemen. Idris &s;Imad al-Din is generally considered to be the most celebrated Ismaili historian. Idris also had access to numerous archival documents, such as decrees, letters and epistles, which shed light on important historical aspects of the Ismaili da &s;wa in Yemen and relations between the Fatimids and the Sulayhids, especially under the queen Arwa, the effective ruler of Yemen from 477/1084 until her death in 532/1138.