The Ruler by God’s Command

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The Ruler by God’s Command is the English rendering of the regnal title of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, emphasizing his claim to divinely sanctioned authority.

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The Ruler by God’s Command canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English rendering of Arabic title ⓘ
regnal title ⓘ
royal style ⓘ
associatedBranchOfIslam Ismaʻili Shiʻa ⓘ
linked to: Ismaili Shia
associatedDynasty Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
associatedReligion Islam ⓘ
category Caliphal titles ⓘ
Islamic honorific titles ⓘ
claimsAuthorityFrom God ⓘ
connotation divinely sanctioned authority ⓘ
denotes Fatimid caliph ⓘ
emphasizes claim to rule by God’s command ⓘ
era medieval Islamic period ⓘ
geographicalAssociation Cairo ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region

North Africa ⓘ
governmentalContext theocratic monarchy ⓘ
ideologicalAssociation Fatimid Ismaʻili doctrine ⓘ
implies divine right to rule ⓘ
language English ⓘ
originalTitleInArabic al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh ⓘ
politicalFunction legitimization of sovereignty ⓘ
refersTo al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
religiousFunction expression of divine mandate ⓘ
titleHolderRole caliph ⓘ
imam ⓘ
titleType caliphal title ⓘ
usedBy al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ
usedIn historiography of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ

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al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah → meaningOfName → The Ruler by God’s Command ⓘ