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.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

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Saladin View →

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Jews View → Egypt in the Middle Ages View → Muslims, Sunni View → Muslims, Shi'a View → Ismailism View → Fatimid Caliphate View → Damascus, Ayyubid Dynasty of View → Egypt, Ayyubid Sultanate of View →

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Crusades, The View → Inter-Crusade Period View →

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Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Scholarship View → Philosophy and logic View →

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