الإمبراطور نقفور فوقاس وحروبه ضد الدولة الفاطمية في بلاد الشام

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Certainly, the Muslims fought fierce battles with this empire, and the fighters in the Al- awasem of the Islamic state and in the capitals considered this fighting one of the most sacred and honorable deeds, given the high position of jihad from the point of view of the Islamic religion.

But the weakness and turmoil that befell the Abbasid state, made the conflict between Muslims and Byzantines recede clearly and clearly.

However, this Levant differs from the rest of the states of the countries of Islam, as wars and political crises raged there, in addition to the devastating consequences of the Qarmatian invasion, the least of which was the great economic decline.

The Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phocas had no higher aim than the capture of Jerusalem and the holy places in Palestine.

Therefore, we note that some contemporary historians see that this stage of the Byzantine Empire is only the first prelude to the Crusader aggression against Muslim countries.

The overthrow of the Hamdanid state was one of the priorities of this fierce and ruthless emperor.

While we are trying to cover this important topic, we should note that the matter is not without difficulties due to the lack of sources, the difference in narrations and their ambiguity.