Causes of Fatimid Educational-Promotional Centers’ Failure in the Development of Ismaili Sect in Egypt

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

احمد بادکوبة هزاوه ¹ (ندارد)
زینب فضلی ² (ندارد)

Received: 2009-02-11 Accepted : 2009-03-16 Published : 2009-02-19

Keywords: Fatimids, promotional-educational instit, Ismaili&#x0D, &#x0D, belifes, Madjālis al-Hikma, Djāmi’ al-Azhar, Dar al-’ilm,

Abstract :

After moving Fatimid Capital to Cairo (362 A.H.), Ismailipropagation system was organized in the form of promotionaleducationalinstitutions like Madjālis al-Hikma, Djāmi’ al-Azhar andDar al-’ilm. Though, these institutions were not so successful in theirmission. Consideration of this failure could be important in theexplanation of Fatimids’ weakness in establishing Ismaili sect inEgypt. Complicated Ismaili beliefs and its hierarchical system whichmade difficulties in people’s conversion to it, and uncoordinatedpromotional activities of al-Azhar and Dār al-’ilm, are of the causesof this failure