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The achievements of the Fattimid dynasty

The achievements of the Fattimid dynasty

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samuel
Improvement of infrastructure e.g. the building of bridges, buildings and canals in Egypt.
The fatimids established Al-Azhar University, which became one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in the world.
They founded Darull-likma which had a library and facilitated the growth of Muslim scholars and Islamic scholarship.
They patronized Muslim scholars in various sciences e.g Ali b. Hassan al- Haitham who became a great physist and Optician.
They promoted the development of Islamic architecture with great distinction e.g. the great mosque of Al-Azhar.
The fattimids also excelled in other aesthetic sciences such as arts, Muslim drawings, design, ceramics and curvings.
They established a strong naval force which helped in defending the dynasty from extemal threats.
Fatimids extended the territorial spread of Islam to other countries such as to Syria, Palestine and Hijaz.
The fattimids distinguished themselves as most tolerant to other Muslims who did not belong to shia faith.
lemass answered the question on March 12, 2019 at 18:23

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