Baghdad Manifesto

Al-Ḥākim's most rigorous and consistent opponent was the Abbāsid Caliphate in Baghdad, which sought to halt the influence of Ismailism. This competition led to the Baghdad Manifesto of 1011, in which the Abbāsids claimed that the line al-Ḥākim represented did not legitimately descend from 'Alī. Al-Ḥākim's reign was characterized by general unrest. The Fatimid army was troubled by a rivalry between two opposing factions, the Turks and the Berbers.