Tazrut
Tazrut
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Tazrut Location in Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 36°17′26″N 6°6′20″E / 36.29056°N 6.10556°E [1] | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Mila Province |
Tazrut (Amazigh: ⵜⴰⵣⵔⵓⵜ,[2] Arabic: تازروت) is a historic mountain town located in Mila Province, eastern Algeria, nestled in the highlands of the Kutama region.[3] in 893, it became a capital of the nascent Fatimid state,[4][5][6] as it was chosen by the missionary Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Shīʿī as his first base for spreading the Isma'ili daʿwa among the Kutama tribes, both politically and religiously. during this formative stage, Tazrut held a sacred status among Isma'ili Fatimids, as it was the first Dār al-Hijra established by Abū ʿAbd Allāh and his supporters from the Kutama tribe, symbolizing the religious and ideological center of the movement.[5] it retained this role until the Fatimids transferred their capital to Ikjan in October 902,[7][8] which subsequently became the new base of the movement.
References
- ^ Amar Nouwara (2011-02-11). "Algerian News Agency" (in Arabic). Algerian News Agency (APS). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ Naït-Zerrad, Kamal (2005). The Rising Amazigh Generation (in French). ENAG, Original from the University of Michigan.
- ^ Ben Daas, Lamia (2024-05-08). "The City That United History and Culture: Mila... A Place Told by Water and Narrated by Fortresses". El Maouid El Youm (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-28.
It was also the starting point of the Fatimid Caliphate.
- ^ al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān (27 September 2018). Iftitāḥ al‑Daʿwa (in Arabic). Dār al-Janūb. p. 97.
- ^ a b Dachraoui, Farhat (2018-06-30). The Fatimid Caliphate in the Maghrib, 296–365 AH / 909–975 CE (in Arabic). p. 101.
- ^ Abun-Nasr, Jamil M. (1987-08-20). A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33767-0.
- ^ Taqoush, Muḥammad Suḥayl. Tārīkh al‑Fāṭimiyyīn fī Shimāl Ifrīqīyā wa‑Miṣr wa‑Bilād al‑Shām (in Arabic). p. 71.
- ^ Halm, Heinz (2021). The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids. Brill. p. 107. ISBN 978-90-04-49265-3.