TY - BOOK AU - Nu°m¯an ibn Muòhammad,Ab¯u òHan¯ifah AU - Haji,Hamid TI - Founding the Fatimid state: the rise of an early Islamic empire : an annotated English translation of al-Q¯aòd¯i al-Nu°m¯an's Iftit¯aòh al-Da°wa T2 - Ismaili texts and translations series SN - 1850438854 (hbk.) PY - 2006/// CY - New York, NY PB - I.B. Touris & Co Ltd KW - Fatimites KW - Ismailites KW - History KW - Islamic Empire KW - Sources KW - Africa, North N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and index ER -