jan 1, 901 - Abu Abd Allah al-Shi'i operated among the Kutama

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- Abd Allah or al-Mahdi journeyed to North Africa until he finally remained in hiding in Sijilmasa.

- Abu Abd Allah was a da'i who was given the mission of gaining support of the Kutama Berber tribe who controlled Kabylia, a mountainous region in Algeria.

- It is believed that the Fatimids aimed this area due to its inaccessibility and for its great distance from Qayrawan, the city of the Aghlabids.

Sources:
http://africanhistory.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-321?print

http://africanhistory.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-327

https://www.britannica.com/place/North-Africa/From-the-Arab-conquest-to-1830

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Fatimid-dynasty

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