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Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406) on the the Alid Lineage of the Fatimids The following is excerpted from Ibn Khaldun’s Muqaddimah, the introduction to his universal history (which can be found here: muslimphilosophy/ik/Muqaddimah/). Ibn Khaldun, unlike many of his contemporaries or predecessors in the Muslim world, was convinced of the authenticity of Fatimid claims to Alid descent. As one of the foremost philosophers and historians of the medieval period, Ibn Khaldun’s defense of Fatimid lineage (even as he condemns the dynasty for belonging to a “heretical sect”) deserves to be considered. ballandalus.wordpress/2014/02/25/ibn-khaldun-d-1406-on-the-the-alid-lineage-of-the-fatimids/
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:11:35 +0000

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