Template:Did you know nominations/Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Naysaburi


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:29, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Naysaburi

 * ... that the Istitār al-imām of the 11th-century scholar al-Naysaburi is a vital historical source on the early history of Ismailism, and contains the first official genealogy of the Fatimid dynasty? Source: "Yet this work is generally considered a significant and unique historical source for the early Ismaili period, as it delineates the dramatic events between Salamiyya, the headquarters of the pre-Fatimid daʿwa, and the establishment of Fatimid rule in North Africa that marked ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī’s establishment of the Fatimid caliphate in 297/909" Klemm & Walker (2011), p. 4; "the work which for the first time spelled out a Fatimid list of the Mahdī’s ancestors" Brett (2017), p. 145.
 * Reviewed: Hours of Louis XII

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self-nominated at 13:44, 3 June 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Well sourced new original article with no copyvios and of proper length with a decent hook, but it seems nominator hasn't completed the QPQ yet (not sure about this since this is my first review here). Is it okay to the use the abbreviated title like that? May I also suggest:
 * *ALT1 ... that 11th-century Isma'ili scholar Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Naysaburi left his native city of Nishapur in Iran to assume a high-ranking position in Cairo, the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate, during the reign of the Caliph al-Aziz Billah? Havradim (talk) 00:23, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Havradim, QPQ has now been done. Your ALT1 hook is interesting, but much longer than the 200 characters allowed. Perhaps: ALT2 ... that 11th-century Isma'ili scholar Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Naysaburi left his native city of Nishapur in Iran to assume a high-ranking position in Cairo, the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate? Cheers, Constantine   ✍  07:41, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
 * , if we go with ALT 1/2, we would still need to add a citation to that line in the article. I think the information imparted in your original hook is actually better, but I believe it could be shortened for better impact thus:
 * ALT3 ... that 11th-century scholar Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Naysaburi, an authority on the early history of Ismailism, composed the first official genealogy of the Fatimid dynasty?
 * Symbol voting keep.svg So I am ready to go with ALT3 or ALT0. Havradim (talk) 03:43, 13 June 2019 (UTC)


 * ALT3 works for me. Good suggestion. Cheers, Constantine  ✍  10:28, 13 June 2019 (UTC)