RT Article T1 The Uniqueness of the Fāṭimid State JF Der Islam VO 96 IS 2 SP 345 OP 373 A1 Lēv, Yaʿaqov 1948- LA English YR 2019 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1681587769 AB This paper focuses on the image the Fāṭimids propagated and disseminated about themselves as is depicted in literary and documentary sources. The narrative the Fāṭimids constructed about their right to rule and the characteristics of their rule are also discussed. K1 Fāṭimids K1 al-Maqrīzī K1 al-Musabbiḥī K1 al-Qā?ī al-Nuʿmān K1 Inscriptions K1 Justice K1 Petitions K1 prophetic dynasty DO 10.1515/islam-2019-0027