Bensalem Himmich - The Theocrat

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The Theocrat takes as its subject one of Arab and Islamic history's most perplexing figures, al-Hakim bi-Amr Illah ("the ruler by order of God"), the Fatimid caliph who ruled Egypt during the tenth century and whose career was a direct reflection of both the tensions within the Islamic dominions as a whole and of the conflicts within his own mind. In this remarkable novel Bensalem Himmich explores these tensions and conflicts and their disastrous consequences on an individual ruler and on his people. Himmich does not spare his readers the full horror and tragedy of al-Hakim's reign, but in employing a variety of textual styles — including quotations from some of the best known medieval Arab historians; vivid historical narratives; a series of extraordinary decrees issued by the caliph; and, most remarkably, the inspirational utterances of al-Hakim during his ecstatic visions, recorded by his devotees and subsequently a basis for the foundation of the Druze community — he succeeds brilliantly in painting a portrait of a character whose sheer unpredictability throws into relief the qualities of those who find themselves forced to cajole, confront, or oppose him.

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Qur’anic References

A little enjoyment, and then they will face a dire punishment . (16:117)

Every soul tastes death. You will receive your rewards on the Day of Resurrection . (3:185)

I am the Mount, the inscribed Book, the inhabited House . (52:4)

O people, a simile is being invoked here, so pay attention. The people to whom you pray in place of God could never create so much as a fly even though they all combined their efforts. If that fly were to rob them of something, they could never retrieve it: seeker and sought are simply too weak. They have not given God his true value; indeed God is powerful and mighty . (22:73)

Over every knowledgeable person is One who knows , (12:76)

O you who believe, you are responsible for yourselves. Anyone who goes astray cannot hurt you if you offer him guidance. God is the point of reference for you all. It is He who will inform you of what you are doing . (5:105)

Remember when you were few in number and oppressed on earth, fearing that others would overwhelm you. God gave you shelter, granted you victory, and provided you with good things, that you might be grateful . (8: 26)

So wait for a day when the heavens will bring a manifest smoke to cover people. This is a dire punishment . (44:10)

The imminent is imminent. Only God can disclose it (53:57)

There is no compulsion in religion . (2:256)

They schemed and God schemed, and God is the best of schemers . (3:54)

Those who go astray cannot hurt you if you are rightly guided . (5:105)

Those who unjustly consume the property of orphans will taste fire in their bellies and will roast in hellfire . (4:10)

Verily humanity oversteps its reach by thinking itself sufficient . (96:6)

When they angered us. we took revenge on them . (43:55)

Whoever associates with God anything, it is as though he has fallen from Heaven and the birds snatch him away, or the wind sweeps him headlong into a place far away . (22:31)

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