Q. & A. 711 to 1707 with solved Papers css 1971 to date

The Qazi
The family of Qazi Nuaman, the great jurist and historian of the early Fatimids, controlled the Department of Justice and Daawa in the time of Aziz. In 363 A.H. Qazi Nuaman had died and was followed by his son AM bin Nuaman in the office of the Qazi, in the time of Muizz. He became more powerful in the time of Aziz. In his time the Department of Justice was given over entirely to the Ismaili officials. When he died in 374 A.H. he was succeeded in the office b> his brother Muhammad bin Nuaman who died in the time of the next Caliph Hakim in 389 A.H. Both the brothers have written important works on law and religion.
Muhammad bin Nuaman encouraged the mission in Yaman which became quite active under the Dia called Abdullah bin Bishr. In India the Ismaili dynasty, which was founded in Multan by Jalam bin Shayban, was given all support by the Qazi of the Caliph. The Death of Aziz
The Byzantines had started their aggression against the Syrian possessions of the Fatimids. Things became serious till Aziz’s time when the Fatimid Commander in Syria Manjutakin was defeated b> the Byzantines on the Raqqa- Aleppo front. The Byzantine Emperor himself led the army and in 386 A.H. occupied many towns of Syria. The Caliph Aziz therefore took a large force under his personal command and he marched towards Syria, but he died on the way in the town of Bilbays, in 386 A.H. Before his death, he appointed as the next Caliph his eleven year old son Hakim, and his treasurer Barjwan as the guardian of the next ruler. Two important personalities of the State, the Qazi Muhammad bin Nuarnan and a Maghribi Commander Hassan bin Ammar were taken into confidence. Aziz died at the age of 42 having ruled for 21 years.
The reign of Aziz was mild and tolerant. The Fatimids had stopped their conquests, were giving their interest in North Africa, and were concentrating on their positions on the Red Sea trade-route to the East. A keen rivalry with the Abbasids, competing in the Eastern trade, now became evident. In Cairo, Aziz laid the foundation of a big mosque called Jamia al-Anwar which was completed in the time Hakim and ’has become famous as Jamia Hakim. He also built a beautiful mosque called Jamia al Qarafa. The Small Western Palace was built during his time and at the Jamia alAzhar, the University was completed.

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