al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

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al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah was an 11th-century Fatimid caliph in Egypt whose eccentric rule and deification by some followers made him a central, controversial figure in the origins of the Druze faith.

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Label Occurrences
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah canonical 13
al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh 5
Al-Hakim 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fatimid caliph
Muslim ruler
historical figure
ascendedToThroneAtAge 11
associatedWithReligion Druze faith
birthName Abu Ali al-Mansur
burialPlace location uncertain
caliphOf Cairo-based Shia caliphate
Fatimid Caliphate
capitalDuringReign Cairo
countryOfBirth Egypt
dateOfBirth 985
deathCircumstances disappeared during a night ride and presumed assassinated
disappearanceDate 1021
dynasty Fatimid dynasty
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
era 11th century
father al-Aziz Billah
linked to: al-ʿAzīz Billāh
historicalReputation controversial and enigmatic ruler
house Fatimid
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate
knownFor destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem in 1009
expansion of Fatimid influence in the eastern Mediterranean
mysterious disappearance in 1021
patronage of scholars and scientists
support for Isma'ili missionary activity
knownForPolicy alternating tolerance and persecution of religious communities
bans on certain foods and entertainments
interventions in market regulation
later restoration of some Christian churches
nighttime patrols of Cairo
restrictions on Christians and Jews at various times
sumptuary laws regulating public behavior
language Arabic
meaningOfName The Ruler by God’s Command
mother al-Sayyida al-Aziziyya
notableFor being regarded as divine by early Druze missionaries
eccentric and unpredictable rule
religious radicalism
notableInstitutionFounded Dar al-Ilm (House of Knowledge) in Cairo
patronOf House of Knowledge (Dar al-Ilm) in Cairo
placeOfBirth Cairo
Fatimid Caliphate
placeOfDisappearance near Cairo
predecessor al-Aziz Billah
linked to: al-ʿAzīz Billāh
region Middle East
North Africa
regnalName al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
reignEnd 1021
reignStart 996
religion Isma'ili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia
roleInDruzeFaith central figure in Druze origins
considered a manifestation of God by some Druze founders
sourceOfControversy claims of divinity promoted by some followers
persecution of certain religious groups
successor az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah
territoryRuled Egypt
parts of Syria
parts of the Hijaz including Mecca and Medina

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Druze associatedWithFigure al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Fatimid Caliphate notableCaliph al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
linked to: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Epistles of Wisdom associatedWith al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah regnalName al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
ad-Darazi associatedWith al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad associatedWith Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
linked to: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
al-ʿAzīz Billāh successor al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
linked to: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
al-ʿAzīz Billāh child al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
linked to: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Alexander Siddig playedCharacter Imam Al-Hakim
linked to: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Al-Aziz oftenCombinedWith Al-Hakim
subject linked to: Al-Aziz (The Almighty)
linked to: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Rasa'il al-Hikma associatedWith al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
The Ruler by God’s Command refersTo al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
The Ruler by God’s Command usedBy al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
The Ruler by God’s Command originalTitleInArabic al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
linked to: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah father al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah predecessor al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Abu Ali al-Mansur regnalName al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Abu Ali al-Mansur knownAs al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
al-Darazi associatedWith al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
al-Sayyida al-Aziziyya motherOf al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
Fatimid Cairo associatedWithCaliph al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh
linked to: al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah