ABSTRACT

The Sira of al-Muʾayyad fi al-Din al-Shirazi (d. 1078 C.E. / 470 A.H.) offers a first-hand account of the politics of religion in South-West Iran in the 11th century. However, the limited studies of this text to date do not fully explore how al-Muʾayyad's activities related to the socio-economic situation of the localities they targeted. In light of the lack of information, both in the Sira and more generally, on the tactics and objectives of Iranian duʿat (s.g. daʿi) like al-Muʾayyad before the Ismaʿili succession struggle (i.e. pre-1094 / 487) and the common translation of this term as “missionary” in much literature, this paper will use a range of textual and non-textual sources to set his activities in their proper historical context. It will thereby seek to show that this context closely guided his movements in targeting those people and places most important to maintaining temporal sovereignty.

摘要

al-Muʾayyad fi al-Din al-Shirazi（卒于公元 1078 年/伊斯兰历 470 年）的《西拉》提供了 11 世纪伊朗西南部宗教政治的第一手资料。然而，迄今为止对本文的有限研究并未充分探讨穆阿亚德的活动与他们所针对的地区的社会经济状况之间的关系。鉴于缺乏信息，无论是在《Sira》还是更普遍的情况下，伊朗杜阿特（sg daʿi）在伊斯玛仪派继承斗争（即1094年/487年之前）之前的al-Muʾayyad的战术和目标以及通用翻译在许多文献中，这个术语被称为“传教士”，本文将使用一系列文本和非文本来源，将他的活动置于适当的历史背景中。