The Fatimids, Ismaili Shi’tes, had honored philosophical…
1171 CE
The Fatimids, Ismaili Shi’tes, had honored philosophical studies at a time when rulers in other countries declared philosophers as apostates or heretics.
The Fatimids had encouraged the study of Greek philosophy, giving support to scholars of any branch of philosophy.
The Fatimid Caliphs had invited numerous scholars from neighboring realms and collected textbooks on various branches of knowledge.
These will be destroyed by Saladin along with the Fatimids.