Carmathians Bahrayn ‘Abd Allah ibn Ja‘far al-Sadiq Fatima dawlat al-haqq = the state of rightful authority/ truth 930-51 Carmathians hold Black Stone in Bahrayn 910 ‘Abd Allah al-Mahdi takes Qayrawan, sets up Fatimid caliphate/ imamate
Map Link: Muslim World c. 1000 AD: <https://attwiw.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/map-islamic- world-ca-1000-a.jpg>
909-17 Fatimids suppress Kharijites of N. Africa and take control of much of the region (which is known as al-maghrib) 920 Fatimids found al-Mahdiyya 913-43 Fatimids make several unsuccessful attempts to take Egypt 943 Fatimids barely suppress Berber revolt
750 ‘Abd al-Rahman flees ‘Abbasid revolt to N. Africa, gathers support among Umayyad troops in Spain (al-Andalus) 756 ‘Abd al-Rahman takes Cordoba, founds Umayyad amirate, with himself as amir (commander). Spends rest of life expanding territory 788 Death of ‘Abd al-Rahman 929 ‘Abd al-Rahman III declares self caliph
musta‘rib = “one seeking to be Arab,” = Mozarab used of Arabised Christians in al-Andalus
muslin - from Mosul damask - from Damascus
dinar, from Greek dinarius dirham, from Greek drachma