Who really was Hakim bin amrillah? So called 'Imam' exposed

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Khadhim Al Mahdi
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Who really was Hakim bin amrillah? So called 'Imam' exposed

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Unread post by Khadhim Al Mahdi » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:41 am

In Western literature he has been referred to as the "Mad Caliph", primarily as a result of the Fatimid desecration of Jerusalem in 1009, though this title is disputed as stemming from partisan writings by some historians (such as Willi Frischauer and Heinz Halm). [Ismail K. Poonawala. "Review - The Fatimids and Their Traditions of Learning". Journal of the American Oriental Society 119 (3): 542)].


Histories of Al Hakim can prove controversial,[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/976/cu3.htm] [http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/ca ... -amr-allah] as diverse views of his life and legacy exist.

Historian Paul Walker writes: “Ultimately, both views of him, the mad and despotic tyrant irrationally given to killing those around him on a whim, and the ideal supreme ruler, divinely ordained and chosen, whose every action was just and righteous, were to persist, the one among his enemies and those who rebelled against him, and the other in the hearts of true believers, who, while perhaps perplexed by events, nonetheless remained avidly loyal to him to the end."

From 996 to 1006 when most of the executive functions of the Khalif were performed by his advisors, the Shiite al-Ḥākim "behaved like the Shiite khalifs, who he succeeded, exhibiting a hostile attitude with respect to Sunni Muslims, whereas the attitude toward 'People of the Book' – Jews and Christians – was one of relative tolerance, in exchange for the jizya tax." [ Nissim Dana (2003). The Druze in the Middle East: Their Faith, Leadership, Identity and Status. Sussex Academic Press]

In 1004 Al-Hakim decreed that the Christians could no longer celebrate Epiphany or Easter.[Robert Ousterhout, "Rebuilding the Temple: Constantine Monomachus and the Holy Sepulchre" in The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 48, No. 1 (March, 1989), pp. 66–78] He also outlawed the use of wine (nabidh) and even other intoxicating drinks not made from grapes (fuqa) to both Muslims and non-Muslims alike.[21] This produced a hardship for both Christians (who used wine in their religious rites) and Jews (who used it in their religious festivals).

He did the following:

1.He forced many Christians and Jews to became Muslim to save their lives.It is stated that Al-Hakim ultimately allowed the unwilling Christian and Jewish converts to Islam to return to their faith.

2.He was responsible for a systematic destruction of all Christian holy places in Palestine and Egypt resulting in the destruction of 30,000 churches.

3.It culminated in the destruction of the most holy church of the Christians,that of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,built where Jesus had resurrected from the dead.It was destroyed in 1009.along with all the other churches in Jerusalem.

Later Byzantine Emperor Constantin IX was allowed to rebuild the Holy Sepulchre Church in 1048.Christians had been permitted to visit the sacred places in the Holy Land till 1071 when the Seljuk Turks swept in from Asia and defeated the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert.They captured the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes and released him after he paid a ransom. Seizing all of Asia Minor as well as the Holy Land the Seljuk Turks soon impeded Christian pilgrimages to Jerusalem.Christian pilgrims began returning to Europe with tales of persecution and oppression.


Can a true 'Imam' really be described like this? ;)

Muslim First
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Re: Who really was Hakim bin amrillah? So called 'Imam' expo

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Unread post by Muslim First » Sat Mar 08, 2014 3:22 pm

Khadhim Al Mahdi wrote: Can a true 'Imam' really be described like this? ;)
Brother
There are no true or Phony Imams in the religion called Islam.

After Prophet Quran and authentic Sunnah is only true Imam for Muslims.