At-Ta'i

At- Tā ʾ i ʿ li - amri ʾ llāh, Abd al - Karīm ibn al - Fadl (Arabic الطائع لأمر الله, عبد الكريم بن الفضل, DMG aṭ Ta ʾ i ʿ li - amri ʿ llāh, ʿ Abd al - Karīm b al -Fadl; . † 991 ), was the twenty-fourth Caliph of the Abbasid ( 974-991 ).

Even among at- Tā ʾ i ʿ, the successor of his father al - Muti ( 946-974 ), the rule of the Persian Buyids over the Abbasid caliph was undisputed. Under Adud ad-Daula ( 949-983 ) probably also the overthrow of the Sunni Abbasid Caliphate and the establishment of the Shiite Buyids was sought. Anyway, suggest marriage connections between the family of the Caliph at- Tā ʾ i ʿ al-Dawla and Adud out.

The fall of the Abbasids was ultimately prevented by the rise of the Ismaili Fatimidenkalifats in the Maghreb and Egypt and the expansion of the Byzantine Empire in Syria. Using the generally accepted by the Sunni Abbasid caliphs the Buyids were more likely to expect support from the Muslims against these powers. After the death of at- Tā ʾ i ʿ al -Qadir (991-1031) was enthroned by the Buyids as the new caliph in Baghdad.