What is Al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph)?
'''Muhammad al-Qaim Bi-Amrillah''' ([[893]] - [[17 May]], [[946]]) ({{lang-ar|محمد القائم بأمر الله}}) was the second [[Caliph]] of the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimids]] in [[Ifriqiya]] and ruled from 934 to 946. He is the 12th Imam according to Isma'ili Faatemi faith. Al-Qaim (sometimes also spelled '''Ka'im''') was born in Salamya in [[Syria]] in 895 with the name Abd ar-Rahman. After his father [[Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah]] (910-934) seized power in Ifriqiya he was named heir to the throne in 912, and helped put down several revolts. But campaigns into [[Egypt]] failed because of the resistance of the [[Abbasid Empire|Abbasids]] (914-915 and 919-921). In 934, Al-Qaim succeeded his father as Caliph. The Fatimid realm became an important power in the [[Mediterranean]]. After the re-conquest of [[Sicily]] the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] province of [[Calabria]] and the coast of Italy and France were [[wiktionary:plunder|plundered]]. But from 944 to 947, there was a crisis by the revolt of [[Abu Yazid]], who had united the [[Kharijite]] [[Berber people|Berber]] tribes of eastern [[Algeria]] and overrun Ifriqiya. Imam Al-Qaim was able to hold out in Mahdia with the help of the navy for over a year, but died ([[17 May]] [[946]]) before the revolt could be put down. He was succeeded by his son [[Ismail al-Mansur]] (946-953). He died on 13 th Shawwal 334 AH (Mahdiyya)/ 17th May 946 AD == Other websites == * [http://archive.mumineen.org/awliya/aimmat/e_imamqaim.html Imam al-Qaaim, the 12th Fatimi Imam.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210105748/http://archive.mumineen.org/awliya/aimmat/e_imamqaim.html |date=2006-02-10 }} * {{cite web|url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/saunders.html|title=The Turkish Irruption|work=A History of Medieval Islam|author=J. J. Saunders|publisher=Routledge|accessdate=2007-08-25|archive-date=2018-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226053118/https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/med/saunders.html%20|url-status=dead}} {{start box}} {{succession box| bef