1. Carmathians
Bahrayn
‘Abd Allah ibn
Ja‘far
al-Sadiq
Fatima
dawlat al-haqq = the state of rightful authority/
truth
Carmathians hold
Black Stone in Bahrayn
910 ‘Abd Allah al-Mahdi
takes Qayrawan, sets
up Fatimid caliphate/
imamate

2. 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
Fatimids make several unsuccessful
attempts to take Egypt
943 Fatimids barely suppress Berber revolt

3. 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

4. musta‘rib = “one seeking to be Arab,”
= Mozarab
used of Arabised Christians
in al-Andalus

5. muslin - from Mosul
damask - from Damascus

6. dinar, from Greek dinarius
dirham, from Greek drachma