
Artifacts Courtesy of www.ismaili.net
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Figure 1: The Great Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz (Grandfather of al-Hakim). Rendition most likely by Western artist. Figure 2: Front and Back of Fatimid Gold coin minted in Mansuriyah and dated 361/971-972 [inner circle:"Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Amir al-Mu'minin]
Figure 3: Fatimid Gold coin minted in Misr and dated 366/976-977, [inner circle:"Al-Aziz bi'llah Amir al-Mu'minin"]
Figure 4: Rendition of al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo.
Figure 5: Another rendition of al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo.
Figure 6:
The Port of Kirman, Persia. A center of Ismaili scholarship. Figure 7:
The Mosque of al-Hakim, Cairo, Egypt
Figure 8: The minaret of the Mosque of al-Hakim (r. 996–1013), Cairo.
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