This lecture will be held at 16.00 BST in Arabic.
The IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Ja士far al-峁⒛乨iq (d. 765), as his successor. are well known for their intellectual activities and contribution to knowledge both before and after the declaration of the Fatimid state in North Africa in 909 CE, whether through sessions at the Fatimid court or at training sessions in different circles. The Egyptian period of the Fatimid dynasty witnessed great advances in scientific learning, which played a role in influencing state policies and strategies. These were supervised firstly by the Imam-Caliphs and then the Chief听顿腻士墨, who was responsible for directing scientific activities, supervising the 鈥榟ouses of wisdom鈥, overseeing the various听诲腻士墨Lit. ‘summoner,’ a term for missionary amongst various Muslim communities, especially used among the Ismailis before and during the Fatimid period as well as in the Alamut period of Ismaili…s, disseminating knowledge in the Fatimid capital of Cairo, and playing the role of political advocate for the Fatimid Imam-Caliphs.
The second period of Ismaili intellectual development occurred during the Niz膩r墨 period in Iran and Syria. The听vizier听Al-Af岣峚l b. Badr al-Jam膩l墨 and his sister supported al-Musta士l墨鈥檚 claim to the Fatimid throne, which led to the exclusion of Musta士l墨鈥檚 elder brother, the heir apparent, Niz膩r. The latter鈥檚 supporters established the Niz膩r墨 dynasty in Iran, which played an important role in preserving the cultural and religious heritage that had been dismantled by political conflicts. The Nizari Ismailis were also able to revive Fatimid intellectual traditions in their castles and established libraries and astronomical observatories. This was a unique period for the Ismailis who played a significant role in the political scene in Iran, Iraq, and the Levant, especially during the Crusades.
Speakers
Na莽eur Seddiki
Na莽eur Seddiki, director of the Higher Institute for the Humanities and Professor of History at the University of Jendouba, Tunisia, as well as Professor of the Anthropology of Religion at the University of Carthage. He is also a member of the Egyptian Academy of History, and several scientific academies in Tunisia.
He is the author of听听(The Qarma峁璱yya with its Isma士墨l墨 Roots),听听(The Mythology of the Religions of the Near East before Islam), and听听(The History of the Yazidis), among other publications.
Dr Nuha al-Sha鈥榓r
Dr Nuha al-Sha鈥榓r has a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Cambridge, MPhil in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge and an MA in African and Asian History the School of African and Asian Studies, SOAS. She has taught at various academic institutions in the UK, and the Arab world. Find out more on听Dr Nuha al-Sha鈥榓r’s research and publications.
賯賱丕毓 丕賱賲毓丕乇賮 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷賾丞
毓乇賮鬲 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷丞 亘丨乇丕賰賴丕 丕賱賮賰乇賷 賵丕賱賲毓乇賮賷 賯亘賱 丕賱馗賴賵乇 賵亘毓丿 廿毓賱丕賳 丿賵賱丞 丕賱賮賵丕胤賲 亘丕賱卮賲丕賱 丕賱廿賮乇賷賯賷 爻賳丞 909 賲貙 爻賵丕亍 毓亘乇 丕賱賲噩丕賱爻 賵丕賱賲爻丕賷乇丕鬲 亘丕賱亘賱丕胤 丕賱賮丕胤賲賷 賵丨賱賯丕鬲 丕賱鬲賰賵賷賳 亘丕賱賲噩丕賱爻. 兀賲賾丕 賮賷 丕賱胤賵乇 丕賱賲氐乇賷 賮毓乇賮鬲 丨乇丕賰 毓賱賲賷賾 賰亘賷乇 丿禺賱 賮賷 廿爻鬲乇丕鬲賷噩賷丕鬲 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷卮乇賮 毓賱賷賴丕 丕賱廿賲丕賲 賵賴賵 丕賱卮禺氐賷賾丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 兀賲丕 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 賴賵 丿丕毓賷 丕賱丿毓丕丞 賵鬲毓賵丿 賱賱兀禺賷乇 丕賱賯賷丕丿丞 丕賱毓賱賲賷賾丞 賵丕賱廿卮乇丕賮 毓賱賶 亘賷賵鬲 丕賱丨賰賲丞 賵鬲噩賴賷夭 丕賱丿毓丕丞 賵賳卮乇 丕賱賲毓丕乇賮 亘丕賱賯丕賴乇丞 賵賮賷 丕賱賲噩丕賱 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 賵丕賱丿毓賵賷 賱賱賮丕胤賲賷賷賳. 賵亘毓丿 丨乇賰丞 丕賱兀賮囟賱 亘賳 亘丿乇 丕賱噩賲丕賱賷 亘丿毓賲 丕亘賳丞 兀禺鬲賴 丕賱賲爻鬲毓賱賷 賮賷 丕賱爻賷胤乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱毓乇卮 丕賱賮丕胤賲賷 毓賱賶 丨爻丕亘 兀禺賷賴 丕賱兀賰亘乇 賵賱賷 丕賱毓賴丿 賳夭丕乇貙 賵賴匕丕 賲丕 噩毓賱 丕賱兀胤乇丕賮 鬲鬲丨乇賰 賵鬲賳賯匕 丕賱賲賵賯賮 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 賵鬲毓賷丿 亘毓孬 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱賳夭丕乇賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賲噩丕賱 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷.
賵 毓乇賮鬲 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷丞 丕賳胤賱丕賯丞 孬丕賳賷丞 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丨賷孬 賰丕賳 賱赖丕 丿賵乇 賲賴賲 賮賷 丨賮馗 丕賱鬲乇丕孬 丕賱孬賯丕賮賷 丕賱匕賷 丿賲乇鬲賴 丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷賾丞 賵廿毓丕丿丞 廿丨賷丕亍 毓賱賲賷 賱賱賮賰乇 丕賱賮丕胤賲賷 賮賷 丿賵賱丞 丕賱賯賱丕毓 賲賳 亘毓孬 賲賰鬲亘丕鬲 賵賲乇丕氐丿 賮賱賰賷丞 賵鬲噩賴賷夭 賱賱丿毓丕丞貙 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賯亘丞 賲賲賷夭丞 賮賷 賵賱丕丿丞 噩丿賷丿丞 賱賱禺胤 丕賱賳夭丕乇賷 丕賱賮丕胤賲賷 毓賱賲賷丕 亘丿乇噩丞 賰亘賷乇丞 賵爻賷丕爻賷丕 毓賱賶 賲爻乇丨 兀丨丿丕孬 廿賷乇丕賳 賵丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵亘賱丕丿 丕賱卮丕賲 禺丕氐丞 賮賷 丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱氐賱賷亘賷丞.
丕賱賲丨丕囟乇
丕賱賳丕氐乇 氐丿賷賯賷
賲丨賲丿听丕賱賳丕氐乇听氐丿賷賯賷貙听亘丕丨孬听賮賷听丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺听丕賱賵爻賷胤听賵丕賱丕賳孬乇賵亘賵賱賵噩賷丕听丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞.
賲丿賷乇听丕賱賲毓賴丿听丕賱毓丕賱賷听賱賱毓賱賵賲听丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞听噩丕賲毓丞听噩賳丿賵亘丞/听鬲賵賳爻听2020 / 2023 .
賲丿賷乇听賯爻賲听丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺听亘丕賱賲毓賴丿听丕賱毓丕賱賷听賱賱毓賱賵賲听丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞听亘噩賳丿賵亘丞听2017 / 2020
兀爻鬲丕匕听噩丕賲毓賷听亘丕賱賲毓賴丿听丕賱毓丕賱賷听賱賱毓賱賵賲听丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞听噩丕賲毓丞听噩賳丿賵亘丞/听鬲賵賳爻
毓囟賵听賲丿乇爻听賮賷听賲丕噩爻鬲賷乇听丕賱兀丿賷丕賳听丕賱賲賯丕乇賳丞听亘賰賱賷丞听丕賱丌丿丕亘听亘賲賳賵亘丞.
賵賲丿乇爻听丕賳孬乇賵亘賵賱賵噩賷丕听丕賱兀丿賷丕賳听亘丕賱賲毓賴丿听丕賱毓丕賱賷听賱賱毓賱賵賲听丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賷丞听亘鬲賵賳爻/听噩丕賲毓丞听賯乇胤丕噩.
氐丿乇听賱赖:
-賰鬲丕亘听”听賮賷听胤亘毓鬲賷賳听爻賳丞听2008听賵听2015听丕賱氐丕丿乇听毓賳听丿丕乇听丕賱丨賵丕乇听丕賱爻賵乇賷丞.
-賰鬲丕亘听“”听丿丕乇听丕賱噩丿丕賵賱貙听亘賷乇賵鬲听2012
賰鬲丕亘听“”听丿丕乇听丕賱噩丿丕賵賱听亘賷乇賵鬲貙听2014 .
賰鬲丕亘听”听賲賳卮賵乇丕鬲听賲噩賲毓听丕賱兀胤乇卮听賱賱賰鬲丕亘听丕賱賲禺鬲氐听賵丕賱賲毓賴丿听丕賱毓丕賱賷听賱賱毓賱賵賲听丕賱廿賳爻丕賳賷丞听亘噩賳丿賵亘丞/听賲毓賴丿听噩賳丿賵亘丞.
毓囟賵听亘丕丨孬听亘賲禺丕亘乇听毓賱賲賷丞听賮賷听噩丕賲毓丕鬲听鬲賵賳爻听賵賲賳賵亘丞听賵賵賴乇丕賳听賵鬲賱賲爻丕賳-听毓囟賵听丕賱噩賲毓賷丞听丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞听丕賱賲氐乇賷丞.
賳購賴丕 丕賱卮毓賾丕乇
賳購賴丕 丕賱卮毓賾丕乇 丨丕夭鬲 毓賱賶 丿乇噩丞 丕賱丿賰鬲賵乇丕丞 賲賳 噩丕賲毓丞 賰丕賲亘乇賷丿噩貙 賵賴賷 兀爻鬲丕匕 賲卮丕乇賰 賮賷 賯爻賲 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱賯乇丌賳賷賾丞 賮賷 賲毓賴丿 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱廿爻賲丕毓賷賱賷賾丞 賮賷 賱賳丿賳貙 賰賲賾丕 鬲丿乇賾爻 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賮賰乇賷 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷 賵丕賱賮賱爻賮丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷賾丞 賵丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱毓乇亘賷 賮賷 丕賱噩丕賲毓丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷賾丞 賮賷 丕賱卮丕乇賯丞 賵噩丕賲毓丞 賱卮亘賵賳丞 賮賷 丕賱亘乇鬲睾丕賱. 鬲乇賾賰夭 賮賷 亘丨孬賴丕 毓賱賶 丿乇丕爻丞 毓賱賲 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯 賮賷 丕賱爻賷丕賯丕鬲 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷賾丞 賵毓賱賶 鬲賱賯賷 丕賱賯乇丌賳 賮賷 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷 丕賱賯丿賷賲 貙 賵毓賱賶 鬲賯丕賱賷丿 丕賱鬲賮爻賷乇 丕賱賯乇丌賳賷 賵兀禺賱丕賯賷丕鬲賴. 賲賳 賲丐賱賮丕鬲賴丕: 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯 賮賷 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲: 丕賱氐丿丕賯丞 賮賷 丕賱賮賰乇 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 賱兀亘賷 丨賷賾丕賳 丕賱鬲賵丨賷丿賷 賵賲毓丕氐乇賷丞 (2015貙 亘丕賱廿賳賰賱賷夭賷賾丞) 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱匕賷 丕卮鬲乇賰鬲 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘鬲賴 賲毓 亘丕丨孬賷賳 丌禺乇賷賳 毓賳 丕賱賱賾賴 賵丕賱毓丕賱賲: 胤亘毓丞 賳賯丿賷賾丞 毓乇亘賷賾丞 賵鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賳賰賱賷夭賷賾丞 賱乇爻丕卅賱 廿禺賵丕賳 丕賱氐賮丕亍 49-51 (賲胤亘毓丞 噩丕賲毓丞 兀賰爻賮賵乇丿貙 2019 亘丕賱廿賳賰賱賷夭賷賾丞). 賰賲賾丕 丨乇賾乇鬲 賵卮丕乇賰鬲 賮賷 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 賲賳 亘賷賳賴丕: 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲 賮賷 氐賯賱賷賾丞: 鬲賮丕毓賱丕鬲 賵鬲乇丕孬貙 賵 賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賯乇丌賳 賵丕賱兀丿亘: 鬲卮賰賷賱 丕賱鬲賯丕賱賷丿 丕賱兀丿亘賷賾丞 賮賷 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲 丕賱賯丿賷賲 (賲胤亘毓丞 噩丕賲毓丞 兀賰爻賮賵乇丿貙 2017 亘丕賱廿賳賰賱賷夭賷賾丞)貙 賵賲噩賱丿丕鬲 兀禺乇賶. 賵鬲賯賵賲 丨丕賱賷丕賸 亘廿毓丿丕丿 賰鬲丕亘 毓賳 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯賷賾丕鬲 賵丕賱鬲賮丕爻賷乇 丕賱賯乇丌賳賷賾丞. 鬲卮丕乇賰 賮賷 賴賷卅丞 鬲丨乇賷乇 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱爻賱爻賱丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲毓賱賯丞 亘丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷賾丞 賵賲賳 囟賲賳賴丕: 賲賯丕乇亘丕鬲 噩丿賷丿丞 賮賷 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷賾丞 賮賷 噩丕賲毓丞 廿丿賳亘乇丕貙 賵爻賱爻賱丞 丿乇丕爻丕鬲 賮賷 毓賱賲 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯 賮賷 丕賱爻賷丕賯丕鬲 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷賾丞.
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