Mary of Synod of Antioch, saint and martyr
Saint Mary was born and lived in Antioch. She was the slave of a prominent man of Antioch who was a pagan. She is a Christian, like her parents, who served the man […]
The Abbasids and the Church
750-969 The Abbasid Revolution: Political parties arose in the Umayyad state, such as the Zubayrids, the Kharijites, and the Shiites, which weakened the Umayyads and weakened them, so the opponents coveted their shares.
The Fatimid state
The Fatimids and the Church 843-1025 Shiites: The Shiites of Ali still demanded the caliphate for him and his descendants and considered themselves more deserving of it. The Abbasid caliphs warned them.
Fatimid religious policy
The Fatimids and the Church 843-1025 The Fatimid state was established on the Shiite mission, and its successors were imams, descendants of Ali and Fatima. Their imamate descended from the imamate of Ismail ibn