Analytical historical analysis of the Mamluk government's position on the Shiites of Egypt and the Levant

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Seyed Mohammad Ahmadi Moghadam ¹ (PhD student in Shushtar Azad University, Islamic History)
Reza Keyani Neya ² (Assistant Professor of Shushtar Azad University, Islamic History)

Received: 2021-07-12 Accepted : 2021-09-09 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: Mamluk", Shia", Egypt", Sham", Hanbali Scholars,

Abstract :

Shiite presence in Egypt and the Levant dates back to the time of the first arrival of Muslims, Shiite growth peaked during the Fatimid period, and despite the fall of the Shiite Fatimid rule in Egypt and the Levant, Shiites remained in the land And they were the Levant, but in later periods the Mamluks greatly reduced the power of the Shiites, so that by the end of the Mamluk period there was little Shiite influence left in Egypt and the Levant. This article seeks to analyze the historical reasons for the hostile and strict stance of the Mamluks towards the Shiites. The findings of this study show; The influence of some Salafi Hanbali jurists in the Mamluk court, the confrontation between the Ilkhans and the Mamluks, the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate of Egypt and the Levant, the Mamluks 'fear of Shiite history and originality, and the Mamluks' influence on the Ayyubids, especially in religious politics